In 1990, Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. Within 24 hours, Iraq’s military occupied its southern neighbor and controlled nearly 30% of the world’s oil supply. Iraq’s brutal dictator then set his eyes on ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1991 more than half a million Americans served in Operation Desert Storm, an allied campaign that freed Kuwait from the Iraqi ...
As part of this year’s CenterPoint Dayton Air Show, participants in Operation Desert Storm will reunite in honor of its 35th ...
Operation Desert Storm was 10 seconds away. Tom O’Neal was about to fire the first shot in the war that would end Saddam Hussein’s occupation of Kuwait. And he didn’t know it. Although the battle plan ...
Operation Desert Storm is often referred to as “The First Space War” because it was the first major conflict to incorporate various satellite-based technology and GPS. This technology was pervasive ...
On January 19, 1991, during the opening days of Operation Desert Storm, two American F-15 Eagle pilots were tasked with ...
The F-16’s Desert Storm exploits—minimal losses (losing only three to enemy fire), and billions in damage inflicted on Saddam Hussein’s regime—cemented its status as a warfighting icon. While the ...
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A world of interactivity showcasing national intelligence efforts for Operation Desert Storm sits just steps below the flight deck of the USS Midway. "By having the listeners that ...
But the area organization — the Veterans Honor Flight of ND/MN — will not be accepting applications from veterans of that era for another year or two. Vietnam veteran Leslie Patterson of Larimore, ...
We remember the service and sacrifice of our citizens who faced a massive Iraqi Army 33 years ago this week. The Iraqi Army had just come out of an eight-year war with Iran. Skilled in modern warfare ...
Kuwait, Feb. 26, 2011: The militaries of the U.S. and several other nations involved in the 1991 liberation of Kuwait from Saddam Hussein’s invading army gather for a parade outside of Kuwait City to ...