Operation Desert Shield

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military buildup military operation prelude to war

Operation Desert Shield was the large-scale U.S.-led military buildup and defensive deployment to Saudi Arabia in 1990 that preceded and set the stage for the combat phase of the Gulf War.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military buildup ⓘ military operation ⓘ prelude to war ⓘ
authorizedBy	United Nations Security Council resolutions ⓘ
belligerent	Egypt ⓘ France ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ Syria ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States other coalition countries ⓘ
coalition	U.S.-led coalition ⓘ
codename	Operation Desert Shield self-link ⓘ
commander	Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. ⓘ
conflict	Gulf War ⓘ
context	post–Cold War international crisis ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	1990 ⓘ
endDate	1991-01-16 ⓘ
followedBy	Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
historicalPeriod	1990s ⓘ
involvedBranch	United States Air Force ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
leader	George H. W. Bush ⓘ
location	Middle East ⓘ Persian Gulf ⓘ surface form: Persian Gulf region Saudi Arabia ⓘ
objective	prepare for possible offensive to liberate Kuwait ⓘ protect Saudi oil fields ⓘ
opponent	Iraq ⓘ
opponentLeader	Saddam Hussein ⓘ
partOf	Gulf War ⓘ
precededBy	Gulf War ⓘ surface form: Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
purpose	defend Saudi Arabia from potential Iraqi attack ⓘ deter further Iraqi aggression after the invasion of Kuwait ⓘ
region	Gulf Cooperation Council ⓘ surface form: Gulf Cooperation Council states
relatedOperation	Operation Desert Storm ⓘ surface form: Operation Desert Sabre Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
result	establishment of coalition forces for offensive operations ⓘ successful deterrence of Iraqi attack on Saudi Arabia ⓘ
startDate	1990-08-07 ⓘ
theater	Persian Gulf ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ
triggeredBy	Gulf War ⓘ surface form: Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
type	defensive deployment ⓘ force buildup ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Operation Desert Shield → codename → Operation Desert Shield self-link ⓘ

I Marine Expeditionary Force → conflict → Operation Desert Shield ⓘ

U.S. 82nd Airborne Division → conflictParticipated → Operation Desert Shield ⓘ

Gulf War → militaryOperation → Operation Desert Shield ⓘ

Civil Reserve Air Fleet → notableActivation → Operation Desert Shield ⓘ

2nd Battalion, 1st Marines → notableEngagement → Operation Desert Shield ⓘ

2nd Battalion, 7th Marines → notableEngagement → Operation Desert Shield ⓘ

3rd Battalion, 5th Marines → notableEngagement → Operation Desert Shield ⓘ

I MEF → notableOperation → Operation Desert Shield ⓘ

U.S. Transportation Command → participatedIn → Operation Desert Shield ⓘ

this entity surface form: Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm

Operation Desert Storm → precededBy → Operation Desert Shield ⓘ

National Defense Reserve Fleet → usedIn → Operation Desert Shield ⓘ

United States Ready Reserve Force → usedIn → Operation Desert Shield ⓘ

Desert Camouflage Uniform → usedInConflict → Operation Desert Shield ⓘ