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Panel: First Gulf War Proved the Value of the Reserve Force, Destructive Power of Simple Weapons
January 14, 2021 9:48 AM
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 little bit risky [of a] concept,” but all the services “were aggressively pursuing” it in the post-Vietnam era. ....

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