NAVY TALKING POINTS OFFICE IF INFO DESERT STORM

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Subject = NAVY TALKING POINTS OFFICE IF INFO DESERT STORM

Folder Title = MAJ GALLOWAY S MATERIAL

Parent Organization = MARCENT

Unit = 1 MEF

Box ID = BX600094

File Cabinet = Week-51

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23 Jan (continuing) air and sea campaign, with goal to "cut off the Iraqi army and kill it.11
5 Iraqi SCUD missiles fired at Saudi Arabia (2 Riyadh, 2 Dhahran, I at King
Ehalid Military Center). U.S. Patriot missiles successfully intercepted
four, one fell into gulf waters. No ijurries. In second attack, I SCUD
is intercepted over Israel by U.S./Israeli Patriot missiles. No ijunies.

24 Jan DOD announces 15,000 sorties (8,000 combat@ 7,000 support) have been
flown and more than 220 TOMAHAWK cruise missiles have been
launched at Iraqi targets. Air strikes are directed at SCUD missile
launchers, lines of transportation and communication, control sites
and airfields. At Al Quara West airfield, 3 Soviet-built TU-16 Bad-
ger heavy bombers were caught on the ground, ready to take off, and
destroyed. Coalition has been joined by forces from Qatar and Bah-
rain. The UK has lost a Tornado. Two crewmembers are missing.
USN A-6s attacked and destroyed an Iraqi Spasilac minelayer. An A-6 sank
an Iraqi Zhuk-class patrolboat and another Iraqi minesweeper hit
an Iraqi rin e while attempting to evade the A-6 fire. Twenty-two
survivors 'were taken from the sea by a helo from USS CURTS (FFG-
38), near. the island of Jazirat Qurah. During rescue, helo comes
under attack, returned fire from Iraqi forces on the island, killing 3.
29 additional Iraqis subsequently surrendered. SI enemy prf soners of
war were taken into custody, and the island is reclaimed. Also, A-6s
and F/A-18s attacked the Urum Qasr Naval Base, hitting four Iraqi
ships.
In first air-to-air engagement between Saudi Arabian and Iraqi aircraft, a
Royal Saudi F-15 downed 2 Iraqi F-Is (armed with Exocet anti-
ship missiles and bombs . To-date, 19 Iraqi aircraft have been de-
stroyed in air-to-air engagements, with no U.S. or coalition losses.
U.S. ships continue multiple operations including locating and destroying 25
mines to-date in the northern Arabian Gulf.
Using Harpoon anti-ship missile, Royal Saudi vessel sinks an Iraqi minelayer
in northern Persian Gulf. No survivors reported.
US. ground forces continue to be attacked by sporadic Iraqi artillery fire, but
no hijuries or damage. No direct ground confrontations. Troops con-
tinue maneuvering for any possible engagement at Saudi-Kuwaiti
border.
DOD announces U.S. troop strength has increased to 475,000 (75,000 Navy,
90,000 USMC).
Elements of IV Marine Expeditionary Brigade, V Marine Expeditionary
Brigade, and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, embarked on ships
from Amphibious Task Groups Two and Three, are conducting am-
phibious exercise Opeiation Sea-Soldier IV, the largest amphibious
force assembed since the 1950 landing at Inchon, Republic of
South Korea.

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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 24-MAR-1997