Because of the extensive air defense threat, coordination among the Services to
provide mutual support was essential to Operation Desert Storm's success. The
JFACC tasked apportioned SEAD sorties, guaranteeing a coordinated, effective,
and prioritized SEAD effort. Almost all Coalition aircraft contributed. In their
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first combat use, ATACMS demonstrated a rapid response capability. A Multiple
launch rocket system launcher, armed with ATACMS, received a fire mission
while moving in convoy, occupied a hasty firing position, computed firing data
and launched a missile that neutralized an SA-2 site. (1992, 214)