CSPAN3 Winds Of The Storm March 22, 2016
Within days, five u. S. Air force squadrons and two u. S. Carriers arrived in the gulf. The commander recalls the deployment. Initially we had to get people over here rapt rapidly because of the threat of an iraqi invasion. So we brought over those kinds of airplanes you need to depend and deter such air defense, aircraft awacs, f16s and a10s through ground attack missions. And also the f15 e for capability at night. In just five weeks, the Coalition Air force outnumbered the Iraqi Air Force. When it became apparent we were successful in that initial effort, we then fleshed the force out with ...