The_Gulf_War

The Gulf War BACKROUND PAPER ON THE ROLL THE US AIR FORCE HAD IN THE GULF WAR 1. “To Those Who Fell In Desert Storm” “…they are marked out not merely by the inscription over a grave in their own country but in other lands also by an unwritten memory, recording their spirit more than their actions, which lives on in the minds of men. Emulate them, in your own lives…” -- from the funeral oration of Pericles, during the Peloponnesian War January 17, 1991, 3:00 a.m. Baghdad time, the first of 100,000 air strikes began. Can you Think back and remember what you were doing then. I do, and I know where my father was too. As a jet engine mechanic for the F-15 Eagles, he was knee deep in the sand of Saudi Arabia. With the wealth of information out there, it’s hard to cover everything. Right now I’m going to try and give you some information, on the roll we, the US Air Force, had in the Gulf War. I’m also going to explain a little bit of what our job is in Operation Northern/Southern Watch. First, I would like to start with the Gulf War, the Air Superiority and the people that gulf, war, air, over, force, watch, operation, time, saudi, plains, now, desert, days, tons, superiority, people, out, osw, northern/southern, father, cargo, arabia, airlift, aircraft, 1991, world, wing, try, think, southern, sand, saddam, roll, power, planes, personnel