British Couple Reacts to Desert Storm - The Air War, Day 1

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@tictackpainting9983 Жыл бұрын

I was on one of the two MH53 Pave Lows that were escorting the Apaches on that day. It was one of the greatest moments of my military career and one that I will never forget.

@Zodchi Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service

@timothydixon2545 Жыл бұрын

My friends where there they wouldn’t let my dad go I was 17 my dad wanted to go so bad but as a Master guns in the marines and his mos they said he was to important training people to do their jobs so they wouldn’t let him go but my friends got stories

@rukus9585 Жыл бұрын

Salute to you, Sir.

@lightgaming2125 Жыл бұрын

Thank for your service!

@robdog7516 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service

@matthewlee6168 Жыл бұрын

I served in the U.S. Army during Desert Shield/ Storm. I remember being awakened in the middle of the night by the jets screaming overhead. That's when we knew things had gotten real. About six weeks later we were rolling through Iraq and trading rounds with an Iraqi tank brigade. It's difficult to believe that all of that was 32 years ago.

@kimberlygabaldon3260 Жыл бұрын

Thank You For Your Service! 💕🇺🇸⚘💕⚘🇺🇸⚘💕⚘🇺🇸⚘💕

@Dave-gg8gm Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's hard to believe it was that long ago. I was 20 years old and with Third Armored Division. I do remember that night when it all started.

@julianhinojosa9695 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service.

@Rogers_Ranger Жыл бұрын

< Bradley Gunner i feel ya man

@kathydennison1801 Жыл бұрын

Thank You for your service ❣️

@derekNvyVetHMC 11 ай бұрын

Retired Navy Chief Corpsman/Combat Medic. Was on board CVN-69 during Desert Storm. This brings back memories

@briankgarland Жыл бұрын

You hit a bullseye with your point about the coordination. This was a full blown orchestra, ballet, opera all wrapped up in one. War is ugly, but the beauty of the planning and execution can't be understated. Military tacticians will be studying this for decades, if not centuries.

@Man_Emperor_of_Mankind Жыл бұрын

Definitely, it was as close to a perfectly executed opening air attack as there's ever been. It was a masterpiece of a military operation

@theresacavallaris2251 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@maxjohnson1362 5 ай бұрын

That shows you how important US Military Academies are. They get the best and brightest young men and women and educate them on a very high level.

@Je-Vette 4 ай бұрын

Within days not months the Iraq elite military was surrendering asap to the USA ground forces and we didn’t take the capital. At the time the Iraq army was considered to be the 9th most powerful force in the world but USA was marching without any opposition from the beginning really.

@ashtonlenz1301 Жыл бұрын

Please watch all parts.

@gk5891 Жыл бұрын

The Air War videos all predate the Ground War chronologically to the best of my knowledge.

@MovieGuy808 Жыл бұрын

The ground war video is fascinating as well. The logistics required to pull these operations off is staggering.

@Perfectly_Cromulent351 Жыл бұрын

At the time, the Iraqi army was the 4th biggest in the world and they were just coming off an 8 year war with Iran, so they were extremely battle-tested and experienced. Also, this was when the US was almost at the apex of their power seeing as how the Soviet Union was in the process of collapsing.

@dimetime35c Жыл бұрын

Personally I don't know how much weight I put into troop numbers. Look at Russia in the Ukraine, they have way more troops but the quality of those troops is questionable at best. I personally would put more weight on a country like the US that has 100% voluntary service and less on countries with semi or mandatory service. I'd take well trained troops over OMG Zerg rush any day.

@WaywardVet Жыл бұрын

Glad you said that. I was like, 4th largest? Pretty sure any Iraq vet remembers that. (And it was drilled into me by the veterans. They trained me for round 2)

@michaelccozens Жыл бұрын

@@dimetime35c That's fair, but, again, Iraq had just spent 8 years trying to conquer Iran, so the Iraqi troops were largely battle-hardened in near-peer conflict. Putin's forces in Ukraine are, by now, largely untrained conscripts, and even the forces that went-in initially hadn't seen much combat outside battles in Chechnya and Georgia, where Russia faced much smaller forces that were far inferior to their own (incidentally, one of the biggest surprises in Ukraine is how quickly a mere 8 years of NATO-style training had turned the post-Soviet rabble that Putin had easily pushed-out of Crimea in 2014 into an incredibly effective combined-arms force). Iraqi forces certainly weren't technologically or numerically level with the US, but they were much more of a modern and cohesive fighting-force than America had faced since, say, the Korean War, and far larger, too. There were real questions about whether Saddam would be able to give the Coalition enough of a bloody nose to force negotiations, a la Vietnam. Also, America had been supporting Iraq rather heavily in an attempt to unseat the Islamic Republic as vengeance for their deposing of the tyrannical Shah, who was a close US ally, so having to turn around and fight the forces they'd just built-up was, uh, not great.

@aquilae1670 Жыл бұрын

@@dimetime35c Actually they don't. The Ukranians have mobilized vast swathes of their male population and at the Kharkiv offensive they outnumbered the russians 6 to one. Yes a big chunk of the Russian conscripts was sent to the frontline to stop the blitzkrieg but some stayed and trainened and are definitely not NATO caliber but not cannonfodder.

@dimetime35c Жыл бұрын

@@aquilae1670 yeah fair point but personally I feel a volunteer army will overall perform better then one thats forced into service through drafts or mandatory service. The soldiers in a volunteer military are just that volunteers. They signed up because they want to serve, they want to be there and are going to give 100% of themselves to their units. A mandatory force will have people that don't want to be there and don't believe in the cause. You will spend more time just getting them to listen and have to constantly make sure they are staying motivated to fight.

@codygates7418 Жыл бұрын

I just love how the British and Americans were like “let’s go B!tchs” 😂 as an American I’m glad we have y’all as besties ❤

@tomfox9083 3 ай бұрын

One of the few other countries I trust to be true allies

@scottloutner5253 10 ай бұрын

I was responsible for the 2nd Marines HQ communication. 32 radio nets. Hand built antennas. Factory antennas were unreliable. In the desert. No comm, no war!

@ronfuqua2117 Жыл бұрын

I was at Desert Storm stationed with the F117 stealth fighter the first night will always be a memory that will never go away it was the first large scale test of stealth aircraft and we did not know how effective it would be turns out it does what it was designed to do. No F117 aircraft were lost to enemy fire for the entire Desert Storm

@kimberlygabaldon3260 Жыл бұрын

Thank You For Your Service! 💕⚘🇺🇸⚘💕⚘🇺🇸⚘💕🇺🇸💕

@WhenindoubtFox-3 Жыл бұрын

thank god the F117 exists, paved the way for the raptor and the lightning and eventually the NGAD and F/A-XX

@RichardL.1453 9 ай бұрын

Where was the 1 f117 shot down at. I thought it was Iraq but I guess not.

@wellifailed392 9 ай бұрын

@@RichardL.1453 It was in Yugoslavia in 1999. The Slavs locked onto the F-117 while the bomb bay was open. The bomb bay is not stealthy

@RichardL.1453 9 ай бұрын

@wellifailed392 thanks.

@georgecarlson1460 Жыл бұрын

What this doesn't cover is the immense logistical "tail" it took to support that level of air war activity. Having spent my tour in Vietnam working in and on that "tail" I can tell you it is mind-boggling!

@swenhtet2861 7 ай бұрын

I recommend you check out The Intel Report's video on How To Plan An Air War kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mNJpoM1439nGeX0.htmlsi=6AnkPOQg9tw_pmr9

@brandonwatson3631 Жыл бұрын

I remember watching the news coverage of this with my dad. The night bombing raids and see the tracer rounds was mind-blowing. I was just 10 and still can see it like it was yesterday

@ultraman5168 Жыл бұрын

Seems like it was the first major war with modern live correspondence. A certain generation of US kids has Desert Storm in Technicolor as a crystalized memory.

@tmoz1228 Жыл бұрын

Me too i was also 10!

@phillnorman Жыл бұрын

I remember being over there with the 24th Infantry Division from GA. Being buzzed by French Jets early in the mornings days before the air war started. Being on the ground looking up at what look like thousands of jets flying overhead was mind blowing 🤯 😳. Most proudest moment.

@TheSYPHERIA Жыл бұрын

Yes!! I'm studying to be a war historian and I thought I was the only person watching these. Please continue

@janefrost4267 Жыл бұрын

I served in the US Navy during this time at a NATO Airbase in the Med. It was a crazy time. I mainly handled American, Brit, Spain, Italian, French, German, Canadian, Swedish and Turkish aircraft coming and going out of the hot zone. I never knew what or who was coming in, I only knew they were friendly. Nothing nasty got near us because of our defenses. Oh, I was crash crew and I also worked the transient lines (aircraft stopping for a short period and then leaving) when we got busy.

@kimberlygabaldon3260 Жыл бұрын

Thank You For Your Service! 💕🇺🇸⚘💕⚘🇺🇸⚘💕⚘🇺🇸⚘💕

@clutchr6688 10 ай бұрын

It’s really crazy because you can watch actual video of those Apache helicopters firing the first shots of the war

@ExUSSailor Жыл бұрын

I remember watching it all unfold on live TV. I even had a sull set of Upper Deck "Desert Storm" trading cards.

@timothydixon2545 Жыл бұрын

I still have that deck of cards one opened one still sealed

@timothydixon2545 Жыл бұрын

Mine are the playing cards

@scottwagner853 Жыл бұрын

That night in the US was recorded to be one of the least violent and criminal activity reported by police departments they had received very few 911 calls for crimes being committed ever recorded ❤

@Plastikdoom Жыл бұрын

Just wait till you get to part two. And the ground war parts one and two. Great channel. Great info. And specifically after you watch both ground war parts, go look up the battle of 73 easting. Which was a part of the ground war segment, and only barely touched on, without naming it. That was one of the most epic parts of all of this, and really shows what our M1 Abrams, do to T72’s, a hint, they do the same exact to T 80’s and 90’s and will do the same to the much vaunted. Bet never out of prototype T14 armata and not more than 20 something produced T14 armata’s. As they can’t make them, and the few they did, can’t get everything to work/doesn’t live up to reality. And can’t maintain them effectively either. Where as we have over 5000 M1 Abrams in storage, that can/do and all work, with minimal maintenance, mainly replacing various seals, refilling with oils and fluids, etc, going over stuff. Ours are stored to be made workable, fast and easy, with no detriment to actual use, and to be upgraded, and are constantly under an upgrade cycle, based on need/projected need. And we still keep making new variants. Even though we don’t need them to be made anymore, political/economic reasons why.

@TrulyUnfortunate Жыл бұрын

This was one of the most intense moments in my life time. Seeing all that was going on in real time was insane!!! There were TV reporters and cameras watching as the bombs began to fall on Bagdad. Watching all of this live made you think of just how insane the Iraq military really was!! Then you had Baghdad Bob as he was called telling everyone that Iraq was winning and destroying coalition aircraft.

@adriannecote5319 Жыл бұрын

I was Air Force reserve before this war and was discharged from the reserve just a year before this war started. A friend of mine was called up for active duty during this war. She was a flight nurse. My cousin’s husband was Army and stationed in Saudi Arabia for 2 years at this time. This was a great reaction video.

@kimberlygabaldon3260 Жыл бұрын

Thank You For Your Service! 💕⚘🇺🇸⚘💕🇺🇸⚘💕⚘🇺🇸💕

@terryharrow3127 Жыл бұрын

This is a fantastic channel, they have so many good videos and they put a lot of effort into their videos, I recommend more of them.

@danbobway5656 Жыл бұрын

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@TrulyUnfortunate Жыл бұрын

There's a really cool video out there showing a Tomahawk cruise missile following a road to it's target. It showed civilians looking up and seeing the missile flying overhead at very low altitude.

@yaboyqmaga1125 Жыл бұрын

I remember being a young child watching this unfold on TV

@orang3096 Жыл бұрын

My dad was working on the subs during desert storm, managed to achive E-7 Chief petty officer before retiring. Always talked about how cool it was working with the subs.

@butchgriggs6325 Жыл бұрын

Besides the USMC breach of the defensive line. The British Tornado's had the hardest job. Those pilots are rock solid and take the most damage of any of the coalition forces.

@ScubaSteve5k Жыл бұрын

My ship, the USS Independence CV-62, was up in the gulf Aug 5th. We were the first carrier on station dropping warheads on foreheads before any one was mobilized.

@WaywardVet Жыл бұрын

I remember that tomahawk whizzing past the reporter as he broadcast from his balcony. That look was hilarious.

@JoeKier7 Жыл бұрын

If you liked this video of the air war, you will love the 5 part series about the ground war.

@liltony1866 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, you two for being interested in this video. I just what you to know that I am a U S Army Desert Storm Veteran. It has been thirty-one years now and I still look back on those years serving at that time.

@tamaramcfarland8677 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service

@kimberlygabaldon3260 Жыл бұрын

Thank You For Your Service! 💕🇺🇸⚘💕⚘🇺🇸⚘💕⚘🇺🇸⚘💕

@steveg5933 Жыл бұрын

I was on the Donor Processing team, Naval Hospital Beaufort, South Carolina. We were tasked with send 200 units of both RBC's and Plasma, a day with Parris Island Recruit Depot & Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, we had enough of a donor pool to sustain not only our commitment, but 3 other Naval Hospital's quotas. By the time it was over we had collected, processed and shipped over 4200 units of blood products to the combat theater. Even saw one of our units being given to an Iraqi POW on CNN. Hours were long but nothing compared to my brothers & sisters in the sandbox. They will forever have my respect

@saaamember97 Жыл бұрын

Yes, it's always good to have a sound battle plan. However, an old military saying goes "No plan survives contact with the enemy." Meaning, that you can have the most foolproof plan at your disposal, but because you have no idea how the enemy will react to it, you will always have to make changes once you begin. Heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson, said the same thing, in a slightly different way ..... "Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."

@BornRandy62 Жыл бұрын

I was deployed to the Gulf while this was ongoing. The Air Operations Order for each day required an entire rheem of paper (a stack roughly 4 inches tall) just to print out one copy

@Peabody-xv2tg Жыл бұрын

Just a little addition to the info. The B52s that fly from the US and flew so many missions were all buiilt between 1954=1963 (most after 1957) They built 742, there are about 70 still in service today. Think about that, the NEWEST B52 is 60 years old. They have had updates to new electronics, radars, and weapons over the years but they are still the original 8 engine jet designed so long ago.

@lindaslater7782 Жыл бұрын

Three of my cousins served in Desert Storm. Thank you for this informative video, and your reactions.

@hazzaldo 2 ай бұрын

I was an 8-year-old kid living in Baghdad, on the receiving end of all of this. One madman dictator caused so much destruction and tragedy to the region. My heartfelt condolences go out to all those affected by this war, and the families who lost loved ones.

@michaelalberts4699 Жыл бұрын

I remember the war like it just happened; I had recently completed nine years of service in the Air Force and Air National Guard. Prior to the beginning of the conflict I received orders to prepare for active duty service as an air traffic control officer. The fast pace of the conflict meant that my orders were quickly rescinded.

@alexanderadriance699 8 ай бұрын

(Fighter Bombers) F4 Phantoms, F-14s, F-16s, F-15s, F/A-18s. (Bombers) Stealth F-117s, B-52s, stealth B-2s, F-111s. (Strike Aircraft) A-10 Thunderbolt II, AC-130 Hercules “ gunship “ , A-7 Corsair, A-6 Intruder, F-15E Strike Eagle. (Cargo) C-130. (Air Refueling Tankers) G-5 Galaxy. US has most Air superiority with the ability to mass produce vehicles for war if needed through branching out contracts to Factory’s like we did during other wars like WWII mass producing bombers 1 every half hour to hour.

@woodrowcall3269 Жыл бұрын

To quote country singer Toby Keith” Brought to you courtesy of the Red, White and Blue .” 🇺🇸

@Navyuncle Жыл бұрын

My niece served in Desert Storm. And both boys served in Desert Shield. One was a jarhead. The other was a combat engineer in the US Army.

@roberttaylor9548 Жыл бұрын

I was in the service during this period, I wasn't directly involved, but an amusing thing occured during the cruise missile strikes, the Iraqui's were told to take down their road signs, as they thought the cruise missiles were reading them.

@HistoryNerd808 Жыл бұрын

We were definitely a superpower by Desert Storm. World War II was when we fully came on the world stage as an unquestioned superpower. By 1991, the Soviet Union was in the process of collapsing so this was the first war where we were the world's lone superpower.

@wanleaf Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I was shock about that comment. U.S. is a superpower before 1st WW at least economically. Which country at the time can deploy a force to a different continent(s) and decidingly win the war? Only U.S.A

@-Cipher-- Жыл бұрын

World War 2 might have been when it was on full display, but the US but it was 1908 when the US really became a superpower. By that time their economy and Industry were bigger than the UK and Germany combined.

@brianr6651 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations to you both on the news of a pregnancy! You're going to make OUTSTANDING parents! Cheers from the USA

@kevinhayes1656 Жыл бұрын

When I was in desert storm, before the ground war started, we were in a “tent city“ in the Saudi Arabian desert region to go into Kuwait, and I was walking a couple miles to a tent, which was acting as our PX or store. I was stopped by a vehicle full of British Marines, and asked if I needed a lift which I gladly except it as opposed to walking. They were some of the nicest guys I have ever met.

@flashcar60 Жыл бұрын

Here you can see the meaning of the US Military phrase "shock and awe".

@nickmoutos8308 Жыл бұрын

I was there on the USS Wisconsin (BB-64) and clearly remember the opening of hostilities. We had been on station in the Persian Gulf since August of the year before and were more than ready to get his show on the road!

@blackhawkone5558 Жыл бұрын

I love how skunkworks describe the rader cross section on the F-117 was like a grain of sand on the radar screen. Practically invisible to radar.

@codystout5353 Жыл бұрын

When I was a kid I can remember all the aircraft flying over my grandmother's house. I remember my dad telling me they were having an airshow for my birthday and I actually believed it. I was only five at the time but still I could not believe how many aircrafts were in the sky at once.

@kida12 Жыл бұрын

What in depth planning! Wow! Very educational, TY.

@LondonWater 9 ай бұрын

I remember when this happened. I was with my friend from Iraq watching on TV. We were both in tears at work (we watched very mobile special needs kids, so we weren’t doing anything wrong by watching TV at work🤣🤷‍♂️ I remember him pointing to the TV near Sadam’s palace, and saying “That’s my parents house!” The sky was just almost constant red and yellow, or at least it seemed that way😭 I hope his parents survived. We lost touch as friends because I quit that ish job🤣🤷‍♂️

@tommcdermott3233 Жыл бұрын

Can’t explain it, but I find your reactions fascinating. Thank you for sharing!

@marieneu264 Жыл бұрын

Operation Desert Storm was an incredible sequence and orchestrated event. I encourage you both to keep watching videos and learning more about this. You’ll enjoy it.

@NoleNana 3 ай бұрын

An amazing sight is the news reports from that night showing all the bomb blasts. the attack was known as “shock and awe.”

@matts156 Жыл бұрын

I was in the Navy during this time, but unfortunately I was stuck in Maine because my ship was being finished up at Bath Iron Works and was two months from commissioning. We had been hearing a lot about how large the Iraqi army was and it would likely be a long, hard war. However, one of our guys who was scary smart (the kind of guy that was promoted 1st increment the first time he took each advancement exam and eventually retired a Captain) knew a lot about the Middle East. He showed us history that showed that Iraqi soldiers were actually very quick to surrender. Sure enough, once the air and ground war started, we saw exactly that result. Looking back on it now, I don't think that the Iraqi soldiers were cowards. I think it was more that their upper echelons were very negligent of ensuring the soldiers on the ground were properly trained and, most importantly, supplied with food, water, and ammunition. When an army is not properly supplied and is poorly trained, it has no choice but to surrender. That's why the 101st Airborne at Bastogne never surrendered. They were poorly supplied, but their training was the best in the Army.

@WebOnion Жыл бұрын

"They have literally no issues so far." This describes the whole campaign to be honest.

@USMC-Goforth Жыл бұрын

Been waiting for this one.

@christianlong-lo3jm Жыл бұрын

It is you won't be disappointed in the ground war just as good as this video

@UHN-lg3em Жыл бұрын

Desert storm was a work of art of military strategy.

@stephanieritter9285 Жыл бұрын

I couldn't have been more proud and scared to death as watched on TV knowing my brother... A Marine ... Served in Desert Storm... It was over quickly.. far quicker than we could of thought... I also remember that it was this conflict that America would never again treat our military personnel as horribly as the Vietnam vets were treated when they came home... It was a promise made and promise kept... I'm proud of serving our retired vets.. one of the greatest honors of my life... God Bless the USA and every county who came together to protect the world

@kevinmaxwell9539 Жыл бұрын

The unarmed raven pilot mentioned was Captain Brent Brandon. You can watch the dogfight on Dogfights of Desert Storm.

@gordonbone3689 Жыл бұрын

If you want to wear the enemy out -, 'NEVER LET THEM SLEEP.'

@johnnieangel99 Жыл бұрын

In some cases sadly, Ones plan of attack against a foe usually goes out the window the the first contact with the enemy. Meaning, it's always good to have secondary plans. thankfully, they were not needed in this occasion

@KjetilBalstad Жыл бұрын

On interesting thing to note about the F-117 is the fact their early stealth technology prohibited any form detection of enemy radar search or lock on signals. So, if the aircraft were detected and tracked by enemy radars the pilots of the F-117 would not know, and their only warning would be if they could visually observe any SAM launch.

@Sadee8 3 ай бұрын

I remember this so well. The bombing was at night and it was broadcast live. It’s was stunning

@swayzefan3600 Жыл бұрын

i was in special black ops doing deep recon, it was one of the greatest moments of my career and im glad i got reminded of it as i'd almost forgot

@buddystewart2020 Жыл бұрын

Operations room produce excellent videos. This whole series on Desert Storm is a must watch.

@Human_2.0 Жыл бұрын

You absolutely must watch all of them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@Ytdrakes420 Жыл бұрын

Wild weasel aircraft are jets that have anti radiation missiles, so like f 4 phantom e's

@knash97 Жыл бұрын

One of the main reasons was for this war was to protect the oil fields in Kuwait and the stability of nearby oilfields and countries, all of which were generally pretty weak compared to Iraq. When the Kuwait oilfields fell to the Sadam he controlled around 20% of the world's oil supply. If Sadam then went on and conquered Saudi Arabia, as it looked like he was planning to, Sadam would have controlled 45% of the world's known oil at the time. Hopefully that helps explain the huge international response.

@JRock3091 Жыл бұрын

Desert Storm was the last time a Battleship USS New Jersey fired it's 16" guns in anger.

@kanomorrow7622 Жыл бұрын

First attack is to take out their vision and communications! Within a hour they were blind and deaf and couldn’t do anything about it. It’s crazy how fast they took over the skies.

@Big_Tex Жыл бұрын

I remember this well, on an aircraft carrier in the Red Sea, after weeks of flying around the Iraqi border looking for radar sites in the desert. It was quite exciting tbh. Before I went out to join my squadron, I was in Florida watching the news unfold the months leading to it. People have long forgotten this but the opinion of media and pundits was that 1) President Bush was bluffing, no way he’d dare to fight Iraq and 2) if the US was foolish enough to go to war we’d get bogged down in the desert and get our asses kicked by the fearsome Republican Guard. It was a common opinion that the US Military was incompetent, uncreative, and not prepared for a modern war. I can well remember some European journalist saying exactly that on cable TV, along with a litany of dire warnings on NPR radio. Desert Storm marked the point when it became very clear that was an idiotic opinion.

@PantheraOnca60 Жыл бұрын

I remember one comment that went, "We were told we were going to get into a Vietnam-type quagmire. What we got was Mike Tyson knocking a drunk off a barstool."

@ryanbarrows2592 Жыл бұрын

The Generals of this war were junior officers in the Vietnam war. They learned the lesson of Vietnam. Total commitment was needed. Throw everything at them.

@cavlizzy Жыл бұрын

Neither President Bush (41 or 43) shied away from war... the Bush's don't bluff!

@clydedeloach9066 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing this. Very informative !

@kennethdixson9561 Жыл бұрын

I am Desert Shield/Desert Storm. The day we broke up camp to the west winds to set up in the Neutral Zone for the ground campaign near Iraq we were told when the air campaign will start. General Swartzcoff ( spl) promised his combat troops that this was going to be Airland Battle doctrine and we'd have at least 2 week air campaign before deploying. That night I was monitoring the command net listening to my Sony multi band radio when you heard the sordies (spl) every hour. Then you could see the tracers light up the sky from Iraq air defense. They were shooting blind. While that was going on, Bet Midlers from a distance was playing on my radio. Odd the things you remember. Also, while we were setting up in the west, we had small skirmishes with Iraqi light forces trying to find us. This was a real nice overview. When ground campaign started, everything went so much faster than our original Opperation Order was planned. Real nice reaction. Peace. Stay safe. God Speed. ❤️🌹🤘

@dalepalmer3771 Жыл бұрын

I served in Operation Just Cause, Desert Shield/Storm… My unit followed the line charges, being the first unit through the mine fields…

@christopherhanton6611 Жыл бұрын

i still remember watching this war on tv when i was a Kid. also taili airfield is now called Nasiriyah Airport

@camdenhenry9153 6 ай бұрын

I remember my dad telling me about desert storm growing up. He was on the ranger, CV-61

@LESTR97 5 ай бұрын

22:17 The mines have parachutes; plus the bomblets so the plane can still escape the blast radius while staying safe at low altitude.

@ronjohnson2276 Жыл бұрын

It was a pleasure watching that with you.

@swan4163 Жыл бұрын

Not minimizing the gravity of war, but George Carlin has a standup about the gulf war.

@targetlockedgaming8349 Жыл бұрын

i play video games with a gentlemen that served in the AWAX air radar planes, really cool dude, love imagining a younger him sitting in one of these places making call outs

@jrafel1707 Жыл бұрын

The amount of firepower and co-ordination was mind blowing at the time. It was also one of the first times we had briefings on our televisions with footage and updates showing smart bombs in action. Video from the bombs flying and homing in on it’s target etc. i remember hearing and seeing non elite Iraqi ground forces surrendering en masse to coalition troops due to the pounding their area took from all the aerial bombing.

@PantheraOnca60 Жыл бұрын

There was one Iraqi unit that surrendered to an Italian film crew. The B-52s pounded their bunkers so badly, even at night, that they couldn't get any sleep. They were completely wigged out.

@chevy266nova Жыл бұрын

My son was in Desert Storm . He was a Navy Corpsman. I am proud of him. He does not talk about it, but talks about his friends he made in it.

@rickarmstrong9793 Жыл бұрын

You should look for some actual battle videos from Desert Storm. It was the first time most of us saw "smart weapons" in action. Totally amazing.

@CaddyJim Жыл бұрын

The f-117 stealth fighters were an unproven concept in war but the Saudis nicknamed them ghosts cuz they weren't showing up on their radars. But the pilots didn't know if the technology was as good is they thought and they have no defensive weapons

@jimbeckmann4492 Жыл бұрын

Remember you can not Kick Ass with out Tanker gas.. the refueling effort was massive! Jim From Milwaukee, 128 Air refueling Wing is stationed in Milwaukee.

@tmoz1228 Жыл бұрын

I remember being 10 in a school play at night and learned that the war had started while at the school! Ive always remembered that! 🇺🇸 here!

@angelabordack Жыл бұрын

Rules of Engagement for the Army (US): Fire if you’re fired at. Simple. Do not fire unless you are engaged. ❤

@df5849 Жыл бұрын

when you see the picture of the girl , the first person to sit on husseins throne is my friend Heather, she is aksi the first female critical injury of that war she from washington state... she took a missile to her truck, its on film, she also transported all the gold out... i have so many ppl that went over there but barely any came back just a handful of friends from high school...... the F117 stealth my mom and aunt worked on while was in high school, she was shocked at the fact they knew nothing for yrs about what they were actualky bldng, then to see it in tv destroying Iraq... still miss my friends from school ... 35yrs now, still like it was yesterday

@michaelware3520 Жыл бұрын

The last great tank battle is a great watch as well during Desert Storm (73 Easting)

@DDdubs520 5 ай бұрын

My dad was a soldier in desert shield and desert storm he would never tell me what went on out there knowing the crazy stuff that went on

@Sadee8 3 ай бұрын

I hope the show some of the live feed. It’s mindblowing

@williammunson5832 Жыл бұрын

Operation: Desert Storm veteran of the US Navy here. Iraq had just came out of a stalemate, eight year war with Iran. Sadam told his troops and countrymen that they would dominate the Coalition Forces in the Mother of all Wars. He was grossly mistaken.

@sammurphy3343 Жыл бұрын

Fun fact about the f117 stealth bombers who were circling Baghdad. Every one knew they were there because of the engine noise lol you can hear them on British news anchors feed that was there.

@joeg5414 Жыл бұрын

I was 8. I'll never forget, there was a number you could call to ask questions on air and I asked why Sadam would burn the oil wells😂 It actually got played on,i watched on tv and heard myself. I was quite proud of that. Don't remember what news station though

@jhosk 8 ай бұрын

Its a fraction of the capabilities of the US military today

@stmiller42 Жыл бұрын

I remember at the time setting at home and watching this war live on CNN broadcasting it. It was the first ever live televised war. In America at the time. sales of everything stopped except fast food, because everyone was setting at home watching the war unfold on tv