It's the 29th anniversary of Operation Desert Storm! Our bombing of Iraq commenced at 1900 EST. I was with B-1s which were grounded so watched from the sidelines. Unfortunately we are still bombing in Iraq. Photo: The Highway of Death.

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Operation Desert Shield/Storm

Posted on Jan 16, 2020

Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen

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It's the 29th anniversary of Operation Desert Storm! Our bombing of Iraq commenced at 1900 EST. I was with B-1s which were grounded so watched from the sidelines. Unfortunately we are still bombing in Iraq. Photo: The Highway of Death.

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Operation Desert Shield/Storm

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MAJ Ken Landgren

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The Iraqis did not know how to maneuver in the desert. Therefore, they clung and congested the highway and invariably became sitting ducks.

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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen

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Ya that fact always amazed me in a country of sand!

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MAJ Ken Landgren

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The hand held GPS was our revolution in technology, although I never had a class on it and found it to be hard to use. Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen

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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen

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MAJ Ken Landgren Never used one in the military.

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CW5 Jack Cardwell

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Thanks for the history share.

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Lt Col Charlie Brown

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I well remember this!

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