▁During ▁the ▁Operation ▁Des ert ▁Storm , ▁the ▁C AL CM ▁had ▁been ▁carried ▁on ▁the ▁B - 5 2 G ▁and ▁wing - mount ed ▁p yl ons . ▁ ▁The ▁C AL CM ▁was ▁also ▁used ▁in ▁Operation ▁Des ert ▁Fox ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Operation ▁Al lied ▁Force ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁and ▁Operation ▁Ira qi ▁Fre edom ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Operation ▁Ira qi ▁Fre edom ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁combat ▁debut ▁of ▁the ▁AG M - 8 6 D , ▁a ▁further ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁miss ile ▁which ▁replaced ▁the ▁bl ast / fragment ation ▁war head ▁of ▁the ▁AG M - 8 6 C ▁with ▁a ▁pen etr ating ▁war head . ▁ ▁Future ▁of ▁the ▁A LC M ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁the ▁US AF ▁announced ▁its ▁intention ▁to ▁ret ire ▁all ▁of ▁its ▁AG M - 1 2 9 ▁AC M s ▁and ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁A LC M ▁fleet ▁by ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 0 ▁miss iles , ▁leaving ▁ 5 2 8 ▁nuclear ▁cru ise ▁miss iles . ▁The ▁A LC M ▁force ▁will ▁be ▁cons olid ated ▁at ▁Min ot ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base , ▁North ▁Dak ota , ▁and ▁all ▁excess ▁cru ise ▁miss ile ▁bodies ▁will ▁be ▁destroyed . ▁The ▁redu ctions ▁are ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁Str ateg ic ▁Off ensive ▁Red u ctions ▁Tre aty ▁requirement ▁to ▁go ▁below ▁ 2 , 2 0 0 ▁deployed ▁nuclear