Operation Desert Thunder:

October 1972.  After years of uneasy truce and massive troop buildup on both sides, hostility between the Empire of Paran and Kingdom of Dhimar reaches a fever pitch.  Once again, war appears imminent.  Shah Komar of Paran expels U.N. peacekeeping force from the region, closes the ports of Mosak to Dhimari shipping, and masses his troops at the border.  In response, King Husani of Dhimar, with support of the United States, makes a bold move: a pre-emptive strike.

On #d, elements of the #u equipped with the #a is forward deployed to take part in this Operation.