Celebrating 40 years of Defense News

Defense News celebrates 40 years of covering pivotal defense events, including the Goldwater-Nichols Act in 1986, the end of the Cold War in 1989, the Gulf War's Desert Storm in 1991, and the Mogadishu battle (Black Hawk Down) in 1993. These events reshaped U.S. military strategy, command structures, and technological advancements in warfare.