Arsenal: RC-135 Rivet Joint over the Gulf, Operation Desert Storm
Arsenal: RC-135 Rivet Joint over the Gulf, Operation Desert Storm follows the United States Air Force’s airborne signals intelligence workhorse as it orbits above Saudi Arabia and Iraq during the opening nights of the Gulf War. Listeners hear the Rivet Joint in action under real pressure, the Cold War problem it was built to solve, how a jetliner airframe became a flying operations floor, and what long missions felt like for the crews inside. The episode traces its combat debut in Desert Storm and its later roles over the Balkans, Afghanistan, and Iraq, then closes with its enduring legacy in modern air campaigns. Arsenal is the Friday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, and the podcast is developed by Trackpads.com.
