war 3

The task of the Air Force in Operaton Desert Storm was to obtain air superior ity, provide air support for the ground troops, strike enemy targets in Kuwait and Iraq, and airlift Army and Marine forces. When Operation Desert Storm was launched, it was the Air Force that conducted most of the raids against the Iraqi military. From air bases in Saudi Arabia, Turkey, England, Egypt, and the tiny island of Diego Garcia in the …

…electrical and telephone systems. All six of the plants that produced chlorine for water purification were put out of production by bombing. Both the highway and rail systems were badly damaged. About forty major bridges across the Tigris and Euphrates rivers would have to be replaced, and an- other ten bridges were in need of major repair. Many areas bombed by Allied forces were not safe to enter after the war, especially chemical production plants