January 16, 1991, President George H.W. Bush announced the launch of Operation Desert Storm, marking the start of active combat in the Gulf War.

In January of 1991, the United States and its allies built up forces in Saudi Arabia to encourage Iraq to leave Kuwait.

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 ...

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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 ...

January 17, 2016, marks a milestone in our nation's military history. Twenty five years ago, Operation Desert Storm began in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, with the U.S. leading a ...

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"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 ...

Thirty-five years after Operation Desert Storm, the conflict remains the last major regional war fought—and decisively won—by the United States. That fact alone should give pause to anyone concerned ...