In a desert, it’s easy to get lost.
There are no roads, no signposts, nor vegetation to give you a clue as to where you are. That was the grim situation facing U.S. and coalition forces during the 1990-1991 crisis in the Persian Gulf, known as Desert Shield/Desert Storm.
Sometimes called “the first space war” by historians due to the extensive use of space-based satellites and other technological assets to command and control military forces on a battlefield, Operation Desert Storm marked a major test of the emerging Global Positioning System, or GPS, in an actual combat environment.
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