EGLIN AFB, Florida, March 2 -- The U.S. Air Force's Eglin Air Force Base issued the following news: In early August 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait to annex its rich oil reserves and offset Iraq's growing debt from the Iraq-Iran war. President George H.W. Bush immediately ordered ground, sea and air forces to Southwest Asia as part of a multinational coalition to persuade Saddam Hussein to withdraw from Kuwait, an operation known as Desert Shield. By the end of the month, the Nomads were on their wa more PR

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Virginia, March 4 -- The U.S. Air Force's Joint Base Langley-Eustis issued the following news: The 30th anniversary of the beginning of Operation DESERT STORM, a massive U.S.-led offensive campaign to liberate Kuwait, was marked Jan. 17, 2021. "We cannot honor the anniversary of DESERT STORM without acknowledging the massive effort to build up our forces in the Middle East to defend our allies, which was the campaign known as DESERT SHIELD," said Joshua Lashley, 1st  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The Naval History and Heritage Command issued the following news: Welcome to Navy History Matters--our weekly compilation of articles, commentaries, and blogs related to history and heritage. Every week we'll gather the top-interest items from a variety of media and social media sources and then link you to related content at NHHC's website (history.navy.mil), your authoritative source for Navy history. Location: Compiled by Brent Hunt, Naval History and Heritage Comman more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 4, 2021: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Congressman Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) introduced the Nuclear SLCM Ban Act, legislation to prohibit research and development, production, and deployment of the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile (N-SLCM) and its associated nuclear warhead. This program, which was reinstated by President Trump after its initial withdrawal by President George H more PR