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1990/Desert Shield
7 Aug (Contd) (U) Kuwait, with more than 30 countries
			joined in a multinational coalition force. By
			the end of the war, another 18 nations had
			contributed economic, humanitarian or other
			assistance. (See Appendices 2 and 3 for a list
			of countries in the coalition and those pro-
			viding other assistance Appendix 4 is a sum-
			mary of foreign support to USAFE.)
		
			(U) The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) estab-
			lished C-Day, start of the deployment of
			forces.
		
			(U) Rhein Main AB, Germany, began providing
			Desert Shield support.
			
			(U) The Saudis accepted Foreign Military
			Sales Case SR-D-SGZ consisting of 14 F-15s
			fro Bitburg AB, Germany, and 10 F-15's from
			Soesterberg AB, the Netherlands, respectively.
			The aircraft were moved in four flights, on 19
			and 27 September and 2 and 5 October. (See
			Appendix 5.)
		
			(u) The JCS issued an alert order for Desert
			Shield. (See Appendices 6 and 7 for command
			relationships with U.S. Central Command
			USCENTCOM and the multinational force.)
		
			(u) Headquarters USAFE formed a Crisis Action
			Tea (CAT) to coordinate its Desert Shield
			operations. All functional areas joined the
			tea on 11 August.
		
B August 		(u) Saddam Hussein annexed Kuwait as 						the 19th province of Iraq.
		
			(u) President Bush said "a line has been
			drawn in the sand" of Saudi Arabia and that
			U.S. forces would defend the country should
			Iraq attack.

			(u) USAFE's first Desert Shield support to
			the Military Airlift Command (MAC): MAC's
			initial load of stage crews arrived at
			Torrejon AB, Spain.
		
8 August 		(u) Tactical Air Command (TAC) deployed its
			first aircraft in support of Desert Shield:
		
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