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Chronology of Events
 
 DESERT SHIELD
 
 August 1990
 
 17 Aug		At 1000 hours, Col Alton C. Whitley, Jr.,
 		assumed command over the 37th Tactical
 		Fighter Wing (TFW) from Col Anthony J. Tolin.
 		At 1400 hours, the wing received its deployment
 		orders to Saudi Arabia.
 		18 Aug The 37 TFW began processing people and cargo
 		for deployment to Saudi Arabia for Operation
 		DESERT SHIELD.
19 Aug 		Twenty-one F-117A Stealth Fighters from the -
 		415th Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS) deployed
 		 to Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, completing
 		their first leg to Saudi Arabia.

20 Aug 		The first C-5 touched down at Ring Khalid Air
 		Base in Saudia Arabia, with Colonel Whitley and
 		Lt Col Ralph W. Getchell III, 415 IFS
 		Commander, on board. They were officially
 		greeted by Brig Gen Abdulaziz Bin Khalid A1
 		Sudairi, Base Commander' and Col Faisal
 		Eurwaillii, Flying Wing Commander.

21 Aug 		Eighteen 37 TFW F-ll7As arrived from Langley
 		Air Force Base' Virginia, at King Khalid Air
		Base, Saudi Arabia.

 23 Aug 		The 415 TFS launched eight orientation sorties
		 with the Saudis. The host wing used four F-5s,
		 three F-15, and one Tornado to chase 37 TFW.
		 aircraft.
 
26 Aug		 The F-ll7A assumed alert duty for the first
		 time in its history.
September 1990
 
 4 Sep		Maj Guy C. Fowl, the deployed Deputy Commander 
		for Maintenance, initiated Shade Tree Aircraft
 		replaceable units (or avionics boxes). This
 		was another F-117A first.

 12 Sep 		Gen Michael J. Dugan, the Air Force Chief of
		Staff, visited the wing at King Khalid.
 

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