1998: Operation PHOENIX SCORPION III. After Saddam Hussein expelled UN weapons inspectors from Iraq, the DoD ordered more US forces to Southwest Asia using AMC airlifters through 15 November. The Clinton administration accepted Iraq’s peace overtures on 14 November to end the deployment. During the four-day effort, AMC completed 257 airlift and tanker missions to move more than 3,000 passengers and 2,700 short tons of cargo. Tankers refueled 90 aircraft, offloading 9.3 million pounds of fuel.
