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Desert Storm Army vet recalls the first ‘Space War’ RADIO.COM 2/26/2021 © Provided by RADIO.COM Desert Storm Army vet recalls first ‘Space War’ This year marks 30 years since Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi forces occupying Kuwait were defeated and forcefully removed by American and coalition partners during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Douglas F. Slater, operational planner and analyst, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command G-52, served as a plans officer to the 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized), “The Big Red One,” during Desert Storm, considered the Army’s first space war from Jan. 1 to Feb. 28, 1991. Slater, then a newly promoted major in the U.S. Army, served as a tactical planner in the 1st Infantry Division G-3 Plans department when the division unfurled its colors in Saudi Arabia in December 1990. He said space-based capabilities were key to enabling the division’s successful completion of operations during the 100-hour ground campaign

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