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Operation Secret Squirrel and Desert Storm
On this special 4th of July episode of Memphis Mike and Friends, we honor a daring top secret Air Force mission called Operation Secret Squirrel that launched the opening strikes of Operation Desert Storm in January, 1991.
Seven B-52G Stratofortresses took off from Barksdale AFB for a record-breaking 35-hour, 14,000 mile journey, carrying a top-secret weapon: the AGM-86C Conventional Air-launched Cruise Missile (CALCM). This was the first time this long-range strike capability was used in combat!
Hear about this historic mission from two men who were part of the group of 57 men that created a…
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