Desert Storm Research Paper

Desert Storm was the war that I remember watching on television with my father. The gulf war represented a revolution in military warfare due to advantages in technology, the speed of military forces, and the performance of American soldiers of all ranks. Therefore this was the major reason why the Persian Gulf War only lasted 100 hours. The United States had Army, Air Force, Marines, and Navy forces involved in the war. In addition to U.S. forces, the war had coalition of forces from several nations that used conventional and unconventional forces to defect the Iraqi Army. This combination of forces ensured the coalition owned the air, land, and more critical the night. The technology utilized during the war was unprecedented. The U.S. forces had night vision goggles (NVGs) which gave them the ability to conduct night operations. This capability gave land combat and support forces the ability to operate when temperatures are much cooler in the desert. In addition, the NVGs gave army attack helicopter pilots the capability to attack enemy forces during the night. Along with the NVGs, the U.S. forces used navigation devices such as Global Positioning Systems (GPS). The GPS system used satellites that gave soldiers their precise location on the battlefield. The GPS system allowed support units to find combat forces throughout the desert, which …show more content…
The U.S. Air Force along with coalition partners completely made the Iraqi Air force a non-factor during the war. From the earlier weeks of the campaign, the air force could fly whenever they desired. They conducted day and night mission without the threat of being shot down. Furthermore, U.S Air Defense Artillery (ADA) was responsible for destroying any indirect fire attack on U.S. bases and headquarters. Overall, the ADA units destroyed majority of all indirect attacks against U.S.