January 17, 1991 - Operation Desert Shield switched to Desert Storm

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Some 35 years ago today Desert Shield switched to Desert Storm. Task Force Normandy, comprising AH-64 Apache helicopters and MH-53 Pave Lows, initiated the attack at 0236 Baghdad time. At 0300 hrs. Baghdad time, a U.S.-led coalition launched Operation Desert Storm, commencing a massive 42-day aerial campaign to liberate Kuwait.

The operation began the 43-day war, with the subsequent ground campaign (Operation Desert Sabre) launching on February 24.

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Flight to Baghdad

Some 35 years ago today. 17 January 1991. The morning that Desert Shield switched to Desert Storm. USS Paul Foster (DD-964), USS Missouri (BB-63), and USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) on the horizon at 3 in…

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