21 Years of Iraq War

摘要

Two hundred fifty-seven months after USAF tirst arrived in the Middle East to defend Saudi Arabia and free Kuwait, the Iraq mission finally came to an end. Only a handful of US military forces are to remain in Iraq to defend diplomatic installations."The last days were like a ghost town," said Col. Brent Bigger, 332nd Mission Support Group commander, of the final days at JB Balad, Iraq. "It was surreal when we went down ... from 15,000 personnel to zero in 30 days."This was a long time coming. When Saddam Hussein's Iraq invaded Kuwait Aug. 2,1990, USAF airmen and aircraft were the first responders, touching down in Saudi Arabia just days later.