Getting U.S. Military Power to the Desert: An Annotated Briefing
Abstract
The deployment of U.S. forces to the Arabian Peninsula in Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm (ODS) focused attention on deployment capabilities. ODS deployments showed the wisdom of prior mobility planning, organization, and investments. The deployments also benefited from modern and spacious seaports and airports in Saudi Arabia. Iraq allowed the United States five months of unopposed deployments. This Note describes the main dimensions of U.S. deployments to the Gulf area and reviews the performance of deployment systems. Some observations on needed improvements are included. The approach is largely descriptive. Where possible, performance is compared with expectations and plans. However, none of the available plans can be shown to have been feasible with the transportation available for ODS.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA428172
Entities
People
- David Kassing
Organizations
- RAND Corporation