![]() ![]() The joint air campaign was successful beyond the most optimistic expectations. The TLAM and other precision-guided and high-tech munitions used by the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force clearly produced a revolution in the art of warfare. forces to launch complex coordinated missile and air attacks from multiple axes. Any future aggressor will have to contend with the demonstrated capability of U.S. ![]() TLAM adds a dramatic new dimension to the offensive firepower of the United States Navy. The top shooter was the destroyer USS Fife (DD 991) which fired 58 missiles. Launches were conducted from both the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf from nine cruisers, five destroyers, two battleships and two nuclear powered attack submarines. In all, 288 TLAMs were launched as part of the integrated air campaign. ![]() The initial barrage of over 100 TLAMs took out heavily defended targets in the vicinity of Baghdad and made a critical contribution to eliminating Iraqi air defenses and command and control capabilities. The TLAM launches opened a carefully crafted joint strategic air campaign. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW. On 17 January, DESERT STORM began with a coordinated attack which included Tomahawk land attack missiles (TLAMs) launched from cruisers, destroyers and battleships in the Persian Gulf and Red Sea. Central Command, in a message to the command, 16 January 1991 Norman Schwarzkopf, USA Commander-in-Chief U.S. ![]() May God be with you, your loved ones at home, and our Country." - General H. Our cause is just! Now you must be the thunder and lightning of Desert Storm. "Soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines of the United States Central Command, this morning at 0300, we launched Operation DESERT STORM, an offensive campaign that will enforce the United Nation's resolutions that Iraq must cease its rape and pillage of its weaker neighbor and withdraw its forces from Kuwait. ![]()
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