SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – February 28 marked the 34th anniversary of the end of Desert Storm. Desert Storm was known as the ...

The Gulf War occurred in two phases, Operation Desert Shield, from August 1990 to January 1991where troops were deployed to the Persian Gulf, and Desert Storm from January 1991 to February 1991, a ...

Cruise missiles and bombers began raining on targets in Iraq as Operation Desert Shield became Operation Desert Storm. The ...

In late January 1991 US president George Bush announced the beginning of Operation Desert Storm. Photojournalist ... of barrels of oil into the Persian Gulf. The spill covered an area 100 miles ...

The two oil-rich sheikdoms, whose names together have a wonderfully soothing, almost hypnotic rhythm, are part of the seven tiny Trucial* States perched on the Persian Gulf. They make up for their ...

in the Persian Gulf. As Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait escalated into war, the two Iowa-class battleships joined Operation Desert Storm, proving that old warships could still dominate the ...

Cordesman's book, The Gulf ... Desert Shield, a net assessment comparing Iraqi and each of the major Coalition military forces, and a detailed analysis of the history and lessons of each phase of ...