The US Navy formally decommissioned the dock landing ship (LSD) USS Fort McHenry in a ceremony at Naval Station Mayport in Florida on Saturday, March 27. The third ..
Operation Desert Shield
Panel: First Gulf War Proved the Value of the Reserve Force, Destructive Power of Simple Weapons
USS Wisconsin (BB-64) Firing a broadside to port with her 16/50 and 5/38 1991. Navy History and Heritage Command Photo
Key to the success of the first Gulf War was extensive use of reservists — like Seabees and intelligence — in the conflict, three experts from the Center for Naval Analyses said in a press briefing Monday.
Mark Geis, who was an analyst with II Marine Expeditionary Force in Desert Shield/Desert Storm and is now CNA executive vice president, said this total force idea was “a...