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 ...
More Wisconsin veterans will now be eligible for a Badger Honor Flight. The organization announced Wednesday that it would accept applications from veterans who served from Dec. 7, 1941 to July 31, ...
After Vietnam, the A-7 Corsair II returned for Grenada, Lebanon, Libya and Desert Storm. Navy A-7s flew close air support, ...
From a war-fighting perspective, Operation Desert Storm is widely considered one of the U.S. military’s best-executed campaigns. Casualties — especially combat deaths — were far lower than expected.
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 ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – February 28 marked the 34th anniversary of the end of Desert Storm. Desert Storm was known as the 100-hour ground war, in which coalition forces defeated the Iraqi Army, the fourth ...
In the final installment of our veterans series, David Grace reveals the unseen challenges he faced during Desert Storm and ...
Fort Lee held a ceremony to remember the 35th anniversary of a deadly Scud missile attack in Saudi Arabia. The 1991 attack during Operation Desert Storm killed 19 soldiers and injured 43 from the 14th ...
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 ...