Operation Desert Thunder
Order of Battle
01 July 1998 Snapshot

This is a reasonably accurate order-of-battle of US combat forces deployed in Southwest Asia as of 01 May 1998. In the interest of simplicity and consistency, it only includes striking forces directly participating in or supporting the air campaign, and excludes various non-combatant and logistical support elements. While the Navy forces are fairly well defined, some non-trivial uncertainty remains concerning Air Force deployments, and the Pentagon from time to time explicitly declined to clarify matters.