Gulf War: Some Lessons Learned from the Land War
In terms of lessons learned, the land war operations associated with Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm represent one of the most …
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Gulf War: The Air War
On the night of January 17-18, 1991, a veritable tidal wave came plunging down on Iraq and on Iraqi forces …
Gulf War: The Land War
The land forces components of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm were spun into initial action within hours of Saddam …
2010 Year in Military Photos
A look back at some of the best military photos we discovered to accompany stories published throughout the year.…
Camouflage Today
Camouflage has been used in ground combat throughout history, but primarily by hunters called to temporary military duty rather than …
SECDEF Gates Places the F-35B on “Probation”
The F-35B Lightning II short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) version of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) was placed on …
Pirates Took a Thousand Hostages in 2010
Here are the latest worldwide maritime piracy incident statistics for 2011, as of Dec. 29, 2010, from the non-governmental and …
Lightning Strikes
In June, the Marine Corps released its Marine Operations Concept 2010, a document written by the staff of the Marine …
Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle
The Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV), despite delays, remains the Marine Corps’ highest priority ground combat program. It would renew the …
The 21st Century Marine
The first recorded war in human history was fought around 2700 B.C. between Sumer (in modern Iraq) and Elam (in …