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Jabir Air Base, Kuwait: 36 aircraft, including F-117 stealth jets and several A-10 ground attack planes and F-16 fighter jets.ĥ0 aircraft, 24 of which are combat aircraft, including F-16s, F-15s, refueling planes and 3 electronic warfare planes.Ībout 40 warplanes, including A-10s and 2 B-1 bombers. It also has diverted dozens of support aircraft to the region for refueling, surveillance, electronic jamming and search-and-rescue missions. The Air Force has also authorized the dispatch of 12 F-117 stealth fighter jets to Kuwait, three B-1 bombers to Bahrain and 14 B-52 bombers to the island of Diego Garcia. The 100 aircraft based in Saudi Arabia for patrols over southern Iraq has seen the addition of two dozen F-15 and F-16 fighter jets to Bahrain. 24, Air Force officials reported that personnel in the area numbered close to 8,000. USS Ashland (ship's company of 340) and USS Oak Hill (ship's company of 340): Are both Dock Landing Ships which serve to support a variety of amphibious operations and landings onto hostile shores.Īs of Feb. Landings are achieved through the use of embarked landing craft or amphibious vehiclesĪugmented by helicopters in amphibious assault. USS Shreveport: Is a versatile ship which acts as an amphibious transport used to land Marines, their equipment and supplies. Heavy Lift Helicopter Squadron 6 CH-53Es.Combat Assdault/Cargo Helicopter Squadron 2 HH-46Ds.Combat Assault/Cargo Helicopter Squadron 12 CH-46Es.Super Cobra Attack Helicopter Squadron 6 AH-1Ws.The ship also has an Aviation Combat Element Reinforced section which includes: Ship's company numbers 900, including 2,000 combat-ready Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is also capable of Special Operations. USS GUAM: Is a multi-purpose amphibious assault ship which essentially acts as a small aircraft carrier that serves to put troops on hostile shores. USS Annapolis: Ship's company of 133 is Tomahawk-capable.USS Reuben James: Ship's company of 200.USS John Young: Ship's company of 339 is Tomahawk-capable.McCain: Ship's company of 300 is Tomahawk-capable.

USS Carney: Ship's company of 300 is Tomahawk-capable.

USS Barry: Ship's company of 300 is Tomahawk-capable.

USS Normandy: Ship's company of 358 is Tomahawk-capable.

USS Bunker Hill: Ship's company of 358 is Tomahawk-capable.

Note: The Navy reports that a carrier airwing is usually loaded with more than 4.6 million pounds of air launched missiles, laser-guided bombs, general purpose bombs and ammunition including: Harpoon, HARM, Maverick, Sidewinder, Sparrow, Walleye, AMRAAM, Shrike, SLAM, Phoenix, and Vulcan 20mm shells.

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naval battle groups are in the Gulf, each led by a carrier: Naval forces enroute to the 5th Fleet include: five ships, 30 aircraft, 4,740 sailors and marines.Ĭurrently, two U.S.

Navy personnel, 844 civilian mariners and 64 oceanographers. The military sealift command forces in the gulf include: 18 ships, 189 U.S. 23, the naval forces included: two carriers, 20 ships, 103 strike aircraft, approximately 20,000 sailors and marines. The 5th Fleet is currently deployed in the Persian Gulf, and as of Feb. military force had grown to more than 300 combat aircraft, 30 ships, and personnel numbering about 35,000, including sailors, soldiers, Marines and airmen. Troops are deployed throughout the Gulf region, with the following countries involved in some aspect of the buildup: Saudia Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Diego Garcia, Turkey.