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In commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of Operation Desert Storm, Air Force Magazine is posting daily recollections from the six-week war, which expelled Iraq from occupied Kuwait.
Operation Desert Storm, the six-week conflict that redefined modern warfare and introduced elements such as stealth, large-scale use of precision weapons, and space support, began 30 years ago Sunday. The operation shaped the world's militaries, which underwent a “revolution in military affairs” in its aftermath.
In commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of Operation Desert Storm, Air Force Magazine will post a daily recollection from the six-week war, which expelled Iraq from occupied Kuwait. This first post includes several days of events. Most future posts will just include a single day.
Darroch Greer and Paul Grenshaw—co-writers, directors, and producers of "The Lafayette Escadrille"—discuss their film with Douglas A. Birkey, executive director of the Air Force Association's Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, during a session from AFA's virtual Air, Space & Cyber Conference.