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It has also earned the nickname Video Game War, after the daily broadcast of images from cameras onboard American military aircraft during Operation Desert Storm. The Gulf War has also gained fame for some of the largest tank battles in American military history: the Battle of Medina Ridge, the Battle of Norfolk, and the Battle of 73 Easting .
Nov 9, 2009 · The Persian Gulf War, also known as Operation Desert Storm or the First Gulf War, began in 1991 after President Saddam Hussein of Iraq ordered the invasion and occupation of neighboring...
Jan 9, 2018 · Operation Desert Storm began Jan. 17, 1991, after Iraqi forces who had invaded neighboring Kuwait refused to withdraw. The conflict is now commonly known as the Gulf War.
Operation desert storm ushered in what is commonly referred to as “The First Space War.” It was the first major military operation to make extensive use of space-enabled capabilities.
Operation Desert Storm was the first major foreign crisis for the United States after the end of the Cold War. On Aug. 2, 1990, Saddam Hussein led a well-equipped Iraqi army into Kuwait, a major...
Mar 17, 2017 · Explore Operation Desert Storm, the 42-day U.S. led air offensive in response to Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait.
Operation DESERT STORM remains one of the shortest and least costly of America’s military victories. The Coalition campaign that began in January 1991 opened with five weeks of air strikes that...
Apr 1, 2014 · Operation Desert Storm: USS Missouri at War in the Gulf. This description of the USS Missouri 's role in the war includes a photograph gallery. Responding to Iraqi Aggression in the Gulf. President George H.W. Bush's National Security Directive 54 detailing the United States response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990.
Mar 2, 2016 · Twenty five years ago, Operation Desert Storm began in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, with the U.S. leading a U.N.-authorized coalition force of 34 nations against Iraq.
Scores of Iraqi tanks, thousands of troops advance into Saudi Arabia. Attacks are countered by U.S. Marines, Saudi and Qatari troops. Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, allied commander, says allies have air supremacy and are reducing Scud threat.
