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=== State of Kuwait Embassy protection and general support to Halt the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990) ===

With the outbreak of the [[Lebanese Civil War]] in 1975, units of the [[Kuwait 25th Commando Brigade]] were sent to [[Lebanon]] to protect mainly the [[State of Kuwait]] [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kuwait)|Embassy]] [[Diplomatic mission|mission]] in [[Beirut]]. On another hand, a United Nations multinational peace deterrence force was formed by the [[United Kingdom]], [[United States]], [[France]] and [[Italy]]. The United Kingdom's contingents of the [[Multinational Force in Lebanon]] included [[British Armed Forces|Her Majesty's]] [[1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards]]. United States formations featured contingents of the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] including the [[United States Marine Corps]], [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] and [[United States Army|Army]]. France's components included the [[French Air Force]], [[French Army]], [[French Navy]] including [[French Naval Aviation|Aéronavale]] and [[List of French paratrooper units|French Regular and Foreign paratrooper regiments]], [[List of French paratrooper units|companies]], [[List of French paratrooper units|units]] including the [[1st Parachute Hussard Regiment]], the [[17th Parachute Engineer Regiment]], the [[35th Parachute Artillery Regiment]], the [[2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment]], [[List of French paratrooper units|others]] along with the [[1st Foreign Regiment]], the [[1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment]] and the [[2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment]] of the [[French Foreign Legion]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bxwBSvgB4VYC |title=The History of the French Foreign Legion: From 1831 to the Present Day |first=David |last=Jordan |publisher=Globe Pequot |year=2005 |isbn=978-1-59228-768-0 |page=103 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The Multinational Force in Lebanon also included Italian paratroopers from the [[Folgore Brigade]], [[infantry]] units from the [[Bersaglieri]] regiments and [[San Marco Marine Brigade|Italian Marines]] of the [[San Marco Regiment|San Marco Battalion]].

In the parallel diplomatic couloir of the United Nations peace initiative force and mainly at the level of leading [[Arab]] international diplomacy and [[humanitarianism]]; the State of Kuwait support participated in bringing the Lebanese Civil War to a halt (1975–1990).<ref name="Book 2014, Page 41-43">[http://www.kuna.net.kw/KUNA%20Ameer%20English%20Book.pdf Honoring Kuwait 2014, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah...A Humanitarian Leader] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217202909/http://www.kuna.net.kw/KUNA%20Ameer%20English%20Book.pdf |date=2019-12-17 }}. Section on "His Highness the Amir...His Biography & His Journey", Page 41-43; Retrieved December 17, 2014.</ref>

A [[Diplomatic mission|mission]] for this purpose was led by Sheikh [[Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah]], then [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kuwait)|Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait]],<ref name="Book 2014, Page 41-43" /> during the reign of [[Emir of Kuwait]], Sheikh [[Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah]].

During 1975, Kuwait defense authorities enacted the establishment of the first Kuwait naval base. During the same year, Kuwait Armed Forces signed on the delivery of the [[MIM-23 Hawk]] surface-to-air missile system and merged the Air Defense component to the Kuwait Air Force. The de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou was retired from service.

In 1976, the Kuwait Armed Forces took delivery of [[Dassault Mirage F1]]s to be operated by the [[Kuwait Air Force]]. During the same year, the Kuwait Air Force retired the Bell 206 and Bell 204/205 from service.

In 1977, the Kuwait Armed Forces initiated the first drill training with the [[United States Armed Forces]]. During the same year, authorities enacted the Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, officially opened in 1979, and Ali Al Salem Air Base, officially opened in 1980. During the year of 1977, the Kuwait Armed Forces retired several equipment operated by the Air Force and Army and gained one new operating equipment. The [[English Electric Lightning]] and [[Hawker Hunter]] were retired by the Kuwait Air Force and [[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk]]s were introduced; while the Centurion [[Tank]]s were given to [[Somalia]] by the Army, as deliveries of Chieftain MBT started to arrive.