The first Persian Gulf War lasted six weeks. Kuwait was liberated from the murderous grasp of Saddam Hussein, and the Iraqi army admitted defeat, at a surrender ceremony presided over by the ...

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 set his eyes on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1991 more than half a million Americans served in Operation Desert Storm, an allied campaign that freed Kuwait from the Iraqi ...

Fifteen years after the ground phase of Operation Desert Storm kicked off in Iraq, its impact remains ingrained in military operations, a defense official told American Forces Press Service. Operation ...

Fort McCoy honored the 35th anniversary of Operation Desert Storm on Feb. 26 with the Desert Storm History Day and Lunch and Learn at the Fort McCoy History Center in the historic Commemorative Area.

In the early hours of Saturday, a fireball lit up the Iranian skyline as an Israeli drone strike hit Phase 14 of the South Pars gas field, one of the world's most vital energy hubs. Within minutes, ...

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 17: Kuwait marks Saturday the anniversary of the first airstrikes by international coalition forces on January 17, 1991, launching Operation Desert Storm to liberate the country from ...

DAYTON — It was a top-secret mission that kicked off the country’s first strikes in Operation Desert Storm in the Middle East. Now, more than 35 years later, members of seven B-52 crews that flew that ...

Iraq invaded Kuwait on August 2, 1990, triggering the Gulf War. Operation Desert Storm began Jan 17, 1991, liberating Kuwait by Feb 28, 1991. The war reshaped global military strategy with precision ...

Operation Desert Storm and 107th Maintenance Company veteran Duane Streeck with the 88th Readiness Division was one of the visitors Feb. 26 during the Desert Storm History Dayevent at the Fort McCoy ...