Operation Desert Storm
Britishnoun
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President George HW Bush sought congressional authorisation for the 1991 Gulf War before launching Operation Desert Storm, even as he argued that approval from lawmakers wasn't required.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Operation Desert Storm in 1991 included 1,300 U.S. aircraft from the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, according to information from Air & Space Forces Magazine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
Marine Corps boot camp and Operation Desert Storm during the Gulf War, developing the grit that earned him salesman of the year for seven years straight at his job.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2024
During Operation Desert Storm, he spent close to two years at bases in Europe, but he returned to the U.S. and Whiteman Air Force Base in western Missouri when his wife became ill.
From Salon • Oct. 10, 2023
In Operation Desert Storm in 1991, the United States had routed the forces of Saddam Hussein in Kuwait.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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