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February 10-13, 2003: 100,000 US Troops, 39,000 Reservists, Multiple Aircraft Carrier Groups Deploy to Gulf

2003-02-10

Over 100,000 US troops are deployed to the Persian Gulf region, including three aircraft carrier groups (see October 3, 2002). A fourth carrier group is en route, and a fifth is scheduled to deploy soon. Three days later, the US activates 39,000 reservists for active duty in the Gulf. [Unger, 2007, pp. 289]