Desert Storm/ Desert Sheild

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  • Iraq invades Kuwait

    Iraq invades Kuwait

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    Desert Storm/ Desert Sheild

  • First U.S. forces (F-15 Eagle fighters from Langley Air Force Base, Va.) arrive in Saudi Arabia,

    First U.S. forces (F-15 Eagle fighters from Langley Air Force Base, Va.) arrive in Saudi Arabia,

  • First Operation Desert Shield-related U.S. death

  • Operation Desert Storm and air war phase begins

    Operation Desert Storm and air war phase begins

  • Iraq creates massive oil slick in gulf

  • Iraq captures first U.S. female prisoner of war

  • Iraqis ignite estimate 700 oil wells in Kuwait

    Iraqis ignite estimate 700 oil wells in Kuwait

  • Allied ground assault begins, 4 a.m.

    Allied ground assault begins, 4 a.m.

  • Cease-fire terms negotiated in Safwan, Iraq

  • Iraq officially accepts cease-fire terms

  • Cease-fire takes effect