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           75 HARDENED SHELTERS WERE DESTROYED OR HEAVILY DAMAGED


        LOC'S

        - 79 BRIDGES WERE ATTACKED DURING THE CAMPAIGN AND OVER 2m% OF THE

          BRIDGES STRUCK WERE NON-OPERATIONAL

          -- THROUGH-PUT CAPACITY WAS REDUCED BY AT LEAST 70%


   47   NBC

        - OF INTEREST TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY WAS OUR SUCCESS IN

          ATTACKING IRAQ'S NBC STORAGE AND PRODUCTION CAPAi~ILITY

          -- DESTROYED ALL NUCLEAR REACTOR FACILITIES

          -- DESTROYED OR HEAVILY DAMAGED 16 OF 17 CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL

             STORAGE AREAS

          -- DESTROYED OR HEAVILY DAMAGED 11 OF 13 CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL

`7           PRODUCTION FACILITIES

          -- TO DATE, NO IRAQI CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL MUNITIONS~HAVE BEEN

             FOUND


        IMAVAL OPERATIONS

        - OVER 180 COALITION' FORCE SHIPS ESTABLISHED TOTAL SEA CONTROL IN

          THE WATERS OF THE ARABIAN GULF AND RED SEA

          -- SANK OR DISABLED 108 IRAQI NAVAL VESSELS OF ALL CLASSES

                 INCLUDES 12 OF 13 IRAQI MISSILE PATROL BOATS (1 OSA II

                 PATROL BOAT ESCAPED TO IRAN)


        - DURING THE GULF WAR 4 CV BATTLE GROUPS OPERATED TOGETHER IN

          ARABIAN GULF
          -- OTHER THAN PORT CALL IN IRAN IN 70'S, CV'S HAD NEVER OPERATED

             IN GULF

          -- ALSO 2 CV BATTLE GROUPS IN RED SEA


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