Waged by iraq, the campaign aimed at gaining political and economic hegemony over the persian gulf region. An operational analysis of the persian gulf war dtic. A lot has been written about the brilliant execution of operations in the persian gulf war. Though the longrunning war between iran and iraq had ended in a united. Command and strategic deployment for operation desert shielddesert storm. History of the 24th mechanized infantry division combat team during operation desert storm. Us joint military operations include historical and modern operations that teach us universal lessons directly applicable to joint force employment. Reagans military plans for gulf security were more ambitious than those of. Uscentcoms planning and programming the nature of iraqs military growth and its. An overview, which describes the conduct of combat operations. War in the persian gulf operations desert shield and desert storm august 1990march 1991 center of military history united states army washington, d.
World war ii, the exercise tested the mobilization plans, systems, and. Us central commands desert storm planning for support from dod and national space forces was reflected in oplan 100290, uscentcom operations to counter an intraregional threat to the arabian. Operations desert shielddesert storm were superb examples of the. Home school of advanced military studies monographs defining the operational end state. I want all leaders, action officers, planners, and commanders in the armed forces of the united states to know joint doctrine and be able to plan and execute operations based on its principles. Pdf command and control in desert storm researchgate.
Campaign planning received new emphasis during operation desert storm in. Operations planning system jops which emphasized deployment planning. A new operations field manual, the armys specific response to new. Operation desert storm was a military episode embedded in a. John ashley warden iii born december 21, 1943 is a retired colonel in the united states air force. The military phase, which was to evolve into operation desert storm, began on july 16, 1990, when a defense. This is intended as a companion piece to the june 1991 special report the u.
History of the 24th mechanized infantry division combat. Warden is a graduate of the united states air force academy. Transcom and strategic deployment for operation desert. The attack to free kuwait january through march 1991. Operation desert shield, the defensive phase of the gulf war, each division. It is not intended as a logistics textbook or as a critical analysis of lessons learned. A campaign plan embodies the theater combatant commanders. Strategy division, and chief, plans division during the persian. Campaign planning received new emphasis after operation desert storm in which general norman schwartzkopf used a campaign plan to guide the synchronized employment of his forces. It is not designed to restrict executing agencies in detailed development of their final plans of operation. An examination of our command relations prior to and during the conflict is key to the study of our experiences in operation desert storm. Operations desert shield and desert storm 117 to fully comprehend the stresses in the gulf, we must examine the multiple contexts that affected the service members who were sent there. Operation desert shield and operation desert storm were superb examples of the application of military power in support of national policy. Pdf when the united states forces deployed to the persian gulf in august.