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Perspectives on Khobar Towers

US Sees Expanded Troop Threat *September 1996*	US Forces Move to Safer Location September 1996
Intelligence Failures October 1996	Miracle in the Desert January 1997
USAF Wraps Up Khobar Probe February 1997	Fallout From Khobar Towers September 1997
The Chief Steps Down September 1997	Khobar Towers June 1998
To Protect the Force November 1998	Beware Chest Beating January 1999
Desert Stronghold February 1999	The Long Deployment July 2000
Cohen Finds No One, Everyone to Blame in Cole Disaster March 2001	From Khobar to Cole March 2001
There’s More to the Story May 2001	US Indicts 14 in Khobar Towers Case August 2001
Panel Links al Qaeda to Khobar Towers Blast, Other Attacks September 2004	The Shadow of Khobar Towers November 2005
Fogleman’s Farewell December 2005	The Second Sacking of Terryl Schwalier April 2006
Death in the Desert June 2006

Aerospace World: US Sees Expanded Troop Threat September 1996

Aerospace World: US Forces Move to Safer Location September 1996

Verbatim: Intelligence Failures October 1996

Miracle in the Desert January 1997
By Bill Gertz

In a matter of weeks, the Air Force established a more secure hub for Southern Watch operations and moved there without missing a beat.

Aerospace World: USAF Wraps Up Khobar Probe February 1997

Fallout From Khobar Towers September 1997
Editorial by John T. Correll

Aerospace World: The Chief Steps Down September 1997

Khobar Towers June 1998
By Rebecca Grant

Nineteen airmen died in the blast--and the repercussions went on from there.

To Protect the Force November 1998
By Otto Kreisher

The years after Khobar Towers, the armed forces have made great strides in force protection measures.

Beware Chest Beating January 1999

Desert Stronghold February 1999
By William H. McMichael

Prince Suitan AB features miles of fenced desert, scores of barriers, hundreds of security forces, special motion sensors, razor wire, bomb-sniffing dogs, and lots of clenched jaws.

The Long Deployment July 2000
By James Kitfield

The Air Force arrived in Saudi Arabia in 1990. Who thought it would still be there 10 years later?

Aerospace World: Cohen Finds No One, Everyone to Blame in Cole Disaster March 2001

From Khobar to Cole March 2001
By Richard J. Newman

Five years later, terrorists attack again in the Middle East. This time, though, the skipper didn't walk the plank.

There’s More to the Story May 2001

Aerospace World: US Indicts 14 in Khobar Towers Case August 2001

Aerospace World: Panel Links al Qaeda to Khobar Towers Blast, Other Attacks September 2004

Editorial: The Shadow of Khobar Towers November 2005
By Robert S. Dudney, Editor in Chief

The attack cost USAF 19 airmen, a talented commander, and a principled Chief of Staff.

Keeper File: Fogleman's Farewell December 2005

The Second Sacking of Terryl Schwalier April 2006
By Rebecca Grant

The Khobar Towers commander thought he had finally received justice, but the story had an unhappy surprise ending.

Death in the Desert June 2006
By Rebecca Grant

For US airmen, the Long War with terrorists began on June 25, 1996 in a place called Khobar Towers.

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