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Resources

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THE US Army In Operation Desert Storm: An Overview
From the Association of the United States Army

GPS Goes To War – The Global Positioning System in Operation Desert Storm
Talks about the use of the Trimble Trimpack.

Scout/TF 2-325 AIR, Operation Desert Storm
Cpt Robert R. Craig’s account

Employment of the 307th Medical Battalion in Desert Shield and Desert Storm
The 307th is part of the 82nd, and this is an incredibly thorough account by Lieutenant Colonel Frederick E. Gerber detailing even what equipment the battalion took with them.

GulfLINK
Focusing on Gulf War Illnesses. Includes information on chemical warfare.

Desert Shield/Desert Storm
Msg Russell D. Wall’s account

The Ready Brigade of the 82nd Airborne in Desert Storm
A combat memoir by the headquarters company commander Dominic J. Caraccilo

Static Line: An Airborne Infantryman’s Career
By Major general James H. Johnson, who led the 82nd in Desert Storm/Shield

It Doesn’t Take A Hero
The autobiography of General H. Norman Schwarzkopf. This book provides a bird’s eye view of what was going on at ground level.

4th Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division
Video from the National Archives.

Desert Storm – US Army Objective White Alsalman, Iraq
Video from the National Archives.

82nd Airborne Division, digging positions, sand bags, night operations, convoy interviews.
Video from the National Archives.

Mobilizing For The Storm: The Army National Guard In Operations Desert Shield And Desert Storm
Not directly related to the 82nd, but Captain Les’ Melnyk’s book has some solid info and some interesting pictures.

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