Desert Storm Revisited

The Ground War
After several weeks of pounding Saddam with missile strikes, the U.S. and its allies began to move ground units from their positions in Saudi Arabia into Kuwait. On the weekend of February 23-4, tanks and troops cut through the sand berms that Saddam's forces had created as defensive works, beginning what came be known as "The 100-hour War." TIME photographer Christopher Morris traveled with the 1st Marine Division Task Force Ripper, above, which was among the units tasked with taking Kuwait International Airport. Encountering resistance, the Marines flushed out the enemy with a withering barrage of fire from artillery, tanks and Cobra attack helicopters.

• Going Home from Iraq