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Patriot missile launchers assigned to the U.S. Army's 31st Air Defense Artillery, Fort Bliss, Texas, line up for a convoy from Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, on June 7, 1998. The 31st Air Defense Artillery which provided air defense to the base has received orders to redeploy after several months of supporting Operation Southern Watch. Southern Watch is the U.S. and coalition enforcement of the no-fly-zone over Southern Iraq.

Patriot missile launchers line up for a convoy from Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait.

Patriot missile launchers assigned to the U.S. Army's 31st Air Defense Artillery, Fort Bliss, Texas, line up for a convoy from Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, on June 7, 1998. The 31st Air Defense Artillery which provided air defense to the base has received orders to redeploy after several months of supporting Operation Southern Watch. Southern Watch is the U.S. and coalition enforcement of the no-fly-zone over Southern Iraq.

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