514th Air Mobility Wing: 30th Anniversary of Desert Storm
January 20, 2021
January 20, 2021
MCGUIRE AFB, New Jersey, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force's 514th Air Mobility Wing issued the following news:
The origin of the Gulf War can be traced to 1979, when Iraq and Iran went to war. The United States largely remained neutral in the first phase of the war. Iran in the 1970s, was a noted enemy of the U.S., but Iraq maintained close relations with the Soviet Union and was suspected of state sponsored terrorism. By 1982, however, Iran appeared to be pulling ahead in the conflict . . .
The origin of the Gulf War can be traced to 1979, when Iraq and Iran went to war. The United States largely remained neutral in the first phase of the war. Iran in the 1970s, was a noted enemy of the U.S., but Iraq maintained close relations with the Soviet Union and was suspected of state sponsored terrorism. By 1982, however, Iran appeared to be pulling ahead in the conflict . . .