The blades cost $80,000 each and are in short supply. To protect them, the division, after much debate, brought 13,000 cans of spray paint with intentions of recoating the edges after every flight.

It is the morning of January 16th 1991. Within the next 24 hours, coalition forces will undertake a precision aerial campaign against Iraqi forces, in what will be known as Operation Desert Storm ...

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield were resounding military successes, but many overlook their full complexity and achievement. These victories came with a whole of ...