Previously Held NEC FC-0000-Fire Controlman
FC-1146-MK 160 MOD 9/10
FC-1110-Block III Tomahawk Missile Control System
Service Years
1981 - 2001
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Cold War
Order of the Rock
Persian Excursion
Suez Canal
Official Badges
Unofficial Badges
Operation Desert Fox (Iraq)
From Month/Year
November / 1998
To Month/Year
December / 1998
Description The December 1998 bombing of Iraq (code-named Operation Desert Fox) was a major four-day bombing campaign on Iraqi targets from 16 December 1998, to 19 December 1998, by the United States and United Kingdom. The contemporaneous justification for the strikes was Iraq's failure to comply with United Nations Security Council resolutions and its interference with United Nations Special Commission inspectors.
The operation was a major flare-up in the Iraq disarmament crisis. The stated goal of the cruise missile and bombing attacks was to strike military and security targets in Iraq that contributed to Iraq's ability to produce, store, maintain and deliver weapons of mass destruction. The bombing campaign had been anticipated since February 1998 and incurred wide-ranging criticism and support, at home and abroad. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates initially announced they would deny U.S. military the use of local bases for the purpose of air strikes against Iraq.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
November / 1998
To Month/Year
December / 1998
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
People You Remember LT Strike, FCC Vance, FC3 Pochop, FC3 Bowling, FC3 Chitski, FC2 Houck, FC2 Dilbert