The Saudi 13 Squadron, an F-15C squadron commanded by a Saudi Prince, graciously hosted the 1st Wing in the initial days of the deployment |
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The enlisted personnel at 71st Ops who kept the show running smoothly
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Precautions during one of the many alerts for a SCUD attack. Iraqi ballistic missiles were suspected of being tipped with chemical weapons
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Bo and Tater's protest shirts against the southern CAP ("Cindy" CAP), where MiGs were few and far between, manned by the 1st Fighter Wing F-15Cs. Bitburg and Eglin F-15s manned the lucrative northern CAPs.
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71st Ops.
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The Hardened Alert Hangars at King Abdul Aziz Air Base Dhahran. |
Inside the hardened alert facility |
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A quick lessoned learned was to drive on the pavement vise the soft sand in the local area
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The Airfield was a major staging point for much-needed ground troops. The 1st Wing arived on August 9th with no US ground troops between them and the Iraqi army, massed on the border 70 miles away.
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Among the 1st Wing's distinguished visitors was none other than President Geaorge Bush |
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1st Fighter Wing Scenes from Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm, August 1990 - January 1991 
