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  • The Same, But Different(Desert Storm vs Today)

    03/17/2003 6:32:23 AM PST · by TADSLOS · 6 replies · 216+ views
    National Journal | March 15, 2003 | By James Kitfield
    It may look the same, but this military camped out in Kuwait has more experience than the Desert Storm force, and its weapons, in their innards, are far different. V CORPS HEADQUARTERS, CAMP VIRGINIA, Kuwait -- Gathering from points around the globe to this trackless desert that was the site of its swiftest victory in modern times, the U.S. military appears virtually indistinguishable from the force that liberated Kuwait nearly 12 years ago. The same Abrams M-1 tanks practice desert maneuvers, their tracks pawing the sand, their deadly 120-mm snouts wagging in the wind. Overhead, the same Air Force F-16...