SELECTED PERSIAN GULF WAR CHRONOLOGY August 1990 - June 1991ħ August 1990 – President Bush ordered U.S. Adam Casey, an A-10 pilot in the Michigan Air National Guard.CHRONOLOGIES - PERSIAN GULF CAMPAIGN CHRONOLOGIES OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS “We don’t want the first time A-10s check in … with German JTACs to be when Russian tanks are crossing into NATO,” said Capt. It’s also a trial run in case NATO becomes embroiled in a war. Introducing aircraft like this can show the international force what capabilities every platform has to offer, and it let’s airmen learn from each other. Foreign joint terminal attack controllers - the name for ground troops who direct aircraft to their targets in the field - would get the chance to call in A-10C Thunderbolt II attack planes and MQ-9 Reaper drones. European maintainers would be tasked to fix American aircraft.
Mobility bases may be asked to receive fighter jets and return them to the fight. “How do we get fuel out of aircraft into bladders on the ground, so that we can refuel other things?” “One of the air bases doesn’t actually have … enough fuel, if you actually had to load up all the tankers out of there. One challenge for airmen: ensuring that ground crews can take care of any type of aircraft, anywhere in NATO, if weather, damage or an attack diverts it from its route. Some could be told to work through their options after sustaining battle damage. They’ll also practice quick-turn missions to remote airfields in Eastern Europe.Īirmen will face simulated surface-to-air missiles, electronic communication jammers and other replicas of real threats. Allies plan to stage operations from Iceland to Romania, with most flights taking place over three regions of Germany and the North Sea. Troops will begin arriving in Europe on May 29, nearly two weeks before Air Defender officially begins. Ukraine is not involved in the event, Loh said. Denise Mommens/Air National Guard)įinland, which officially joined NATO on Tuesday, will take part as well. The exercise involved forces from the U.S., Czech Republic, Germany and other allies. A KC-135R Stratotanker from the 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska National Guard, refuels a German Tornado Sept.
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