Operation Desert Storm
Investigation of a U.S. Army Fratricide Incident Gao ID: T-OSI-95-11 June 29, 1995This testimony discusses GAO's April 1995 report (GAO/OSI-95-10) on the events leading to a fratricide incident during the Persian Gulf War in which one U.S. soldier was killed and a second was wounded. In that report, GAO assessed the adequacy of U.S. Army investigations following the incident and discussed allegations that Army officials had hindered those investigations or influenced their outcome.