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Source: http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-oe-horner14feb14,1,2837879.story
By Land and by Sky: Lessons for Desert Storm II
(Los Angeles Times) Gen. Charles A. Horner - A lesson from the Gulf War is to integrate modern air power with ground forces. In 1991, air power destroyed artillery and armor, limiting Iraq's capacity to repel our ground forces. More than 40 Iraqi divisions were defeated with the loss of about 150 Americans, half of whom were killed by our own weapons. Recent action in Afghanistan - when air and land forces again were closely integrated - reaffirms the effectiveness of this approach. (Gen. Horner was commander of all U.S. and allied air assets during operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.)