Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A cikin 1990 rundunar, tare da sauran sashin jirgin sama, suka koma. VF-21 ya isa tashar a cikin Gulf Persian a ranar 5 ga Agusta, 1990 kuma ya kasance wani ɓangare na Carrier Group wanda shine amsar farko ta Amurka ga Iraqi Agusta 2, 1990
Mamayewa Kuwait. VF-21 ta ci gaba da yin aikin sintiri na jirgin sama "CAP" a lokacin Operation Desert Shield, ginin dakarun kawance don 'yantar da Kuwait. Duk da haka, ƙungiyar yakin USS Independence) ta sauya a tashar ta "Ranger" da kuma "Midway" Carrier ƙungiyoyin yaki a farkon Operation Desert Storm. Janar Norman Schwarzkopf ya tashi a cikin jirgin USS "Independence" don ya jagoranci rukunin yaƙi; CBS Anchor Dan Rather ya ruwaito daga jirgin jirgin USS "Independence". VF-21 ya dawo a cikin USS "Independence" don kafa Operation Southern Watch nan da nan bayan Desert Storm.