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Listing of Munitions Employed in Desert Storm

Munitions			Air Force		Navy		Marine Corps		Total
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General Purpose Bombs
Mk-82 (500lb)		59,884			10,941		6,828				77,653
Mk-83 (1000lb)						10,125		8,893				19,081
Mk-84 (2000lb)		10,467			971			751					12,289
Mk-117 (B-52)		43,435											43,435
CBU-52				17,831											17,831
(fragmentation bomb)
CBU-87				10,035											10,035
(combined effects munition)
CBU-89/78 (Gator)	1,105			148			61					1,314
Mk-20 (Rockeye)		5,345			6,814		15,828				27,987

Laser Guided Bombs
GBU (laser/Mk-82)	4,086			205			202					4,493

Air-to-Surface Missiles
AGM-114 Hellfire	2,876 (Army)	30			159					3,065
(AH-64 and AH-1W)
AGM-65 All Models	5,255						41					5,296
(Maverick)

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