British high command, alarmed at aircraft losses, abandons low-altitude attacks against airfields. January 23 Intense attack against Iraqi aircraft shelters begins. January 26 U.S. Marines in Oman participate in Sea Soldier IV, rehearsal for amphibious landing on Kuwaiti coast. F-111s attack oil manifolds at Al Ahmadi in effort to counter Iraqi sabotage. January 29 Iraqis attack Khafji and other border positions.
Allied pilots begin flying combat air patrols to thwart Iraqi flights to Iran.
January 30 Richard Cheney dispatches Delta Force to Saudi Arabia to hunt for Scuds. January 31 Khafji is recaptured. February 1 Last Tomahawk missiles are launched in attack on Baghdad airfield. February 2 Schwarzkopf formally decides against amphibious landing in Kuwait. February 3 First battleship gunfire against targets in Kuwait.