Frank B. Kelso II

Articles by Frank B. Kelso II

Admiral Kelso in August 1990. If Saddam Hussein had advanced from Kuwait into Saudi Arabia at the time, “frankly we didn’t have much military force in a position to prevent him.”

Desert Shield at 30 ‘The Mission Was Defined Early . . . Throw the Iraqis Out of Kuwait’

By Admiral Frank B. Kelso II, U.S. Navy (Retired)

October 2020

In June 1990, Admiral Frank B. Kelso II became the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO); little did he know that in a matter of months, he would be overseeing the ...

Frank B. Kelso II

Articles by Frank B. Kelso II

Desert Shield at 30 ‘The Mission Was Defined Early . . . Throw the Iraqis Out of Kuwait’

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