Yesterday's Air Force: Secret Squirrel Published Jan. 21, 2016 By Air Force TV FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) – Operation Senior Surprise (Secret Squirrel) began the bombing campaign against Iraq during the Gulf War in 1991. It kicked off Operation Desert Storm and the liberation of Kuwait. Yesterday's Air Force is a history and heritage featurette series profiling significant people and missions from the Air Force's past.