Anti-ship Contact Mine Incident:  9 January 1991
Mission #7:  
January 9. Locate and destroy reported anti-ship contact mines in the 
Arabian Gulf.

Background:  The USS Missouri explosive ordinance team was called in to 
destroy an anti-ship contact mine discovered in the Arabian Gulf, the 
ninth such mine found in the last week alone. A search was made for other 
possible mines in the area.
Desert Storm

Change in Directive for the U.S. in the Gulf:  16 January 1991
Mission #1:  
January 16. Fire your missiles at various targets in Iraq and Kuwait as 
the Operation Desert Storm conflict begins.

Background:  The White House announced that a change in directive was 
made, upgrading the Desert Shield conflict to Operation Desert Storm. The 
change was commenced by hundreds of U.S./coalition air strikes on missile 
and anti-aircraft targets in Iraq and Kuwait.
