Foreign Policy Research Institute A Nation Must Think Before it Acts The First Division in Desert Storm, 1991

The First Division in Desert Storm, 1991

  • March 24, 2018

When deterrence fails, the First Division has been among the most important military units to respond to crises. In the first Gulf War, it answered the call. This presentation will discuss the First Division’s role in the preparation and the execution of Operation Desert Storm.

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