Desert Storm - How to Plan an Air Campaign

17th January - 23rd February 1991 - Lt General Chuck Horner, under General Norman Schwarzkopf, commanded a highly successful Air Campaign against what was the 4th largest army in the world. When the Ground Campaign launched on the 24th February, the Iraqi military's ability to fight had been significantly reduced by targeted strikes against key targets, allowing for a swift 100 hour victory to liberate Kuwait. The root of this success was in the operational planning. In this video, we look at how the Air War of Desert Storm was designed to win. Bibliography Clancy, Tom, and Chuck Horner. Every Man a Tiger. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1999. Hallion, Richard, and Adam Tooby. Desert Storm 1991: The Most Shattering Air Campaign in History. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2022. Warfare Studies Institute, Air Campaign Planning Handbook. Maxwell: College of Aerospace, Doctrine, Research and Education, 2000. Michael, Steven B., The Persian Gulf War: An Air Staff Chronology of Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Washington D.C: Centre for Air Force History, 1994. Cohen, Eliot A., Gulf War Air Power Survey, Vol. 2, Washington D.C: Department of the Air Force, 1993. JP1-02, Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms, Washington D.C: Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2016. Principal Deputy Under Secretary (Strategy and Resources, Conduct of the Persian Gulf War: Final Report to Congress, Washington D.C: Department of Defence, 1992. Warden, John, The Air Campaign: Planning for Combat, Auckland: Pickle Partners Publishing, 2014.