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Operation Desert Storm was arguably the most successful air campaign the world has ever known. It is important to remember Desert Storm, not only for the definitive revelations and demonstrations about airpower, but also because of valuable insights that apply to our current and future wars. The strategy executed in Desert Storm stands in stark contrast to the wars of attrition and occupation that followed the initial successes of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom in the nearly 20 years subsequent to the attacks on our homeland in 2001. Desert Storm also represented a far more joint style to strategy development. Instead of a ground-centric dominated set of perspectives, the commander of Desert Storm- Army General Norman Schwarzkopf-used airpower as the centerpiece of his strategy in a truly joint approach applying the right forces at the right places at the right times to advance effective, unique concepts that proved pivotal to developing what became one of the most successful military engagements in history. We must remember these key points if today and tomorrow's generations of military leaders are to benefit from the lessons of this seminal conflict.