The Largest Air Assault in History

January 30, 2020 00:29:45
The Largest Air Assault in History
The Spear
The Largest Air Assault in History

Jan 30 2020 | 00:29:45

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Show Notes

Col. Bill Ostlund retired from the Army in 2019. In 1990, as a lieutenant, he arrived at his first unit as an officer and almost immediately got the order to deploy to Saudi Arabia. Shortly after, he and his battalion air assaulted into Iraq as part of Operation Desert Storm. Listen as he recalls his experiences and the lessons he learned from them.

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