Operation Vigilant Warrior

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Operation Vigilant Warrior
Part of Iraqi no-fly zones
An M577 command and control vehicle rolls off the Military Sealift Command ship MV Cape Decision
Date 8 October 1994 to 15 December 1994 Location Iraq-Kuwait border Result U.S. military operation successful in keeping Iraq out of Kuwait

Operation Vigilant Warrior (Arabic: عملية المحارب اليقظ) was a military operation from 8 October 1994 to 15 December 1994 by the United States in response to two divisions of Iraqi Republican Guard troops moving toward the Kuwaiti border. A quick response by U.S. president Bill Clinton allowed USCENTAF command and staff to deploy to Riyadh within days.^[1]