Courtesy Story | U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence | 01.23.2026
On Jan. 29, 1991, the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System flew surveillance of Khafji as Iraqi forces launched a ground offensive on the Saudi Arabian coastal town. Its contributions to the battle highlighted the value of the prototype system’s capabilities....
Story by Lori Stewart | U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence | 01.10.2025
On Jan. 12, 1991, two developmental JSTARS E-8As flew to Riyadh, Saudia Arabia, for operational use in support of Operation DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM....
Story by 1st Lt. Oscar Franquez | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.24.2023
The room fell silent as U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. George W. Smith, Jr., the commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, took the stage. The audience, comprised of veterans, active military personnel, and civilians alike, gathered to hear the general speak at the Marines’ Memorial Club and Hotel in San Francisco, California, March 16, 2023, as part of the Marines’ Memorial......
Story by 1st Lt. Ana Chiu | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 03.30.2023
Approximately 100 veterans of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM and current I Marine Expeditionary Force Command Element personnel gathered to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the operation at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 20-21, 2023....
Courtesy Story | U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence | 01.03.2023
In January 1989, the Army accepted the final three AN/TRQ-32 Teammate mobile, ground-based communication intercept and direction-finding systems. The backbone of the Army’s tactical signals intelligence capability in the 1990s, Teammate was first fielded in 1988, eventually to the Army’s Combat Electronic Warfare and Intelligence units in corps, divisions, separate brigades, and armored......
Story by 1st Sgt. Carl Clegg | 169th Fighter Wing | 02.22.2022
PRINCE SULTAN AIR BASE, SAUDI ARABIA – In April 2021, the South Carolina Air National Guard’s (SCANG) 169th Fighter Wing sent more than 300 Airmen on a three-month deployment to Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in support of Operations INHERENT RESOLVE, FREDOM’S SENTINEL and SPARTAN SHIELD. Amazingly, 10 members of the SCANG also deployed there 30 years earlier......
Story by Chuck Cannon | Fort Polk Public Affairs Office | 03.17.2021
FORT POLK, La. – On March 12, 1991, during Operation Desert Storm, a UH-60A helicopter transporting two injured Iraqi soldiers during a night medevac mission, crashed in the desert, claiming the lives of the four-man crew and the Iraqi wounded. The helicopter and crew were assigned to the 36th Medical Detachment “Dustoff 33” at Fort Polk and included pilots 1st Lt. Joseph D. Maks and......
Story by 1st Lt. Adam Krueger | 16th Engineer Brigade Public Affairs | 03.10.2021
United States Army Central and Area Support Group – Kuwait hosted a 30-year anniversary celebration, March 10, 2021 to commemorate the coalition forces and the strength of the Kuwaiti people during the occupation. Among the many attendees of the event was Lt. Col. Brian McGinniss, the Theater Engineer Brigade’s Logistics Officer and a veteran of Operation Desert Storm. He enjoyed an......
