16 January 1991 A.D. All-Out Air Campaign Begins—OPERATION DESERT SHIELD &
OPERATION DESERT STORM
16 January 1991: Operation Desert Shield became Operation Desert Storm as forces of the
allied coalition launched an all-out air campaign against targets in Iraq and
occupied Kuwait in an effort to liberate Kuwait and enforce the resolutions of
the United Nations Security Council. Overall, in the theater of operations, the
coalition forces included more than 415,000 U.S. troops.
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