First Strike: Desert Storm - The Opening Air Campaign of the Gulf War In the early hours of January 17, 1991, the largest aerial bombardment campaign since World War II was launched under the codename ...

Many experts wrote off the battleship before 1991—but that year, they proved key to ensuring America’s decisive, rapid victory over Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi Army. Decommissioned in the 1950s as nuclear ...

Desert Storm featured thousands of combat sorties, advanced aircraft and overwhelming air superiority, yet only one ...

Over the six-week campaign, F-15Cs were credited with a whopping 34 confirmed air-to-air kills, accounting for the bulk of coalition victories in the air. There’s something about the fourth-generation ...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Desert Storm and Desert Shield veterans will be honored with a new memorial in Washington, D.C., this fall, and will be eligible to apply for Honor Flight trips to the nation’s ...

"This pamphlet, prepared by the Center's Chief Historian, Dr. Richard Stewart ..."--P. v. "Twenty years ago, the Persian Gulf War captured the attention of the world as the first test of the U.S. Army ...

Nearly 700,000 U.S. troops served in Operation Desert Storm, and 25 years later, plans are underway to add a memorial on Washington, D.C.'s National Mall to honor their sacrifices. The effort to ...

WASHINGTON – More than 600,000 military men and women were a part of Operation Desert Storm, which began in January of 1991. Close to 400 of those who served never came home. In the nation’s capital, ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — It's been 35 years since the end of Operation Desert Storm. It was arguably the first modern war, which unfolded on TV in real time. Retired Army Lt. Col. Joseph Barto III clearly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON, D.C. (FOX 44) – The National Desert Storm Memorial Association has confirmed the date for its Dedication Ceremony in ...