Operation Desert Shield

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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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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

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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