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       INTRODUCTION
       The USCENTAF  logistics build-up for Operation Desert  Shield
       Desert Storm began on   August 1991 with the deployment of
       Lieutenant General Charles A. Horner, Commander USCENTAF, and
       Colonel  William M. Rider, USCENTAF Deputy Chief of Staff for
       Logistics to the area of responsibility (AOR)   with Secretary of
       Defense Richard Cheney. The logistics build-up culminated in the
       successful deployment, beddown, and employment of 1,229 tactical
       fighters, tactical airlift aircraft, surveillance/reconnaissance
       aircraft as well as strategic tankers and bombers at twenty-five
       operating locatlons. In addition, over $1.3 billion worth of bare
       base assets, augmented by host nation services, were deployed to
       support over 55,000 Air  Force personnel at bases throughout the
       Arabian Peninsula, Diego Garcia and Egypt.
       During Operation Desert Shield we worked closely with higher
       headquarters and subordinate units providing guidance and direction
       in the areas of supply, transportation, munitions, fuels, aircraft
       maintenance, contracting, and logistics plans. The emphasis was
       placed on munitions build-up and resupply, fuel stocks, spare parts
      and equipment resupply, aircraft maintenance and status monitoring,
       and bare base build-up.  The logistics staff also worked extremely
       hard to improve  living and working conditions at all operating
       locations and to enhance the transportation support.

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