Today in Gulf War History - August 4th: At Camp David, the President and much of the National Security Council hear USCINCCENT and COMUSCENTAF briefings on military options. COMUSCENTAF briefs that US aircraft flying from Saudi bases and from aircraft carriers in the Persian Gulf and Red Sea could establish air superiority within a period of days. After hearing USCINCCENT’S report that he would need at least 100,G30 troops to begin offensive operations 120 days after their arrival in theater, the President orders him to prepare for military activity and to activate OPLAN 1002-90 upon receipt of a host nation request for assistance. USS INDEPENDENCE Carrier Battle Group en route North Arabian Sea. The Kuwaiti Air Force evacuate nineteen A-4Q aircraft from Al Jaber Air Base to Dhahran Air Base, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain International Air Port, Bahrain.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 13:00:00 +0000
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