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The Persian Gulf War (2 August 1990 – 28 February 1991), codenamed Operation Desert Storm (17 January 1991 – 28 February 1991) and commonly referred to as the Gulf War, was a war waged by a United Nations-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.
Memorandum for Record, Operation DESERT STORM, Lt. Colonel Scott Marcy, Headquarters 3d Squadron, 2d ACR, 8 March 1991; Conference Papers from "73 Easting: "Lessons Learned from Desert Storm via Advanced Distributed Simulation Technology, 27–29 August 1991", J. Orlansky and J Thorpe, editors, IDA Doc D-1110, IDA, Alexandria VA, April 1992.
Agreed-- it sounds like the Iraqi army "set" the airplanes or the squadron, whatever that means. I suggest: "USAF aircraft of the 335th Fighter Squadron (F-16, F-15C and F-15E) during Operation Desert Storm in 1991. The oil fires appearing in the background were set by the Iraqi army as it retreated from Kuwait."
On the eve of Operation Desert Storm, the Coalition of the Gulf War numbered 2,430 fixed-wing aircraft in the Kuwaiti Theater of Operations (KTO), almost three-fourths of which belonged to the United States Armed Forces. When the ground assault began on 24 February, that number had increased to over 2,780.
Crews in mountain and desert towns worked to clear away mud and debris Tuesday in the aftermath of the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years. Hilary dumped record rainfall ...
The United Arab Emirates attempted to dry out Wednesday from the heaviest rain the desert nation has ever recorded — a deluge that flooded out Dubai International Airport and disrupted flights ...
Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. KCB (/ ˈ ʃ w ɔːr t s k ɒ f / SHWORTS-kof; 22 August 1934 – 27 December 2012) was a United States Army general.While serving as the commander of United States Central Command, he led all coalition forces in the Gulf War against Ba'athist Iraq.