Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Muna June 1990, boka racho rakafambazve richienda kuWestern Pacific, riri mungarava inonzi "Independence". Pashure pokupinda kweIraq muKuwait
musi wa2 Nyamavhuvhu 1990, USS "Independence" yakarairwa kuenda kuGulf of Oman, ichiva inotakura ndege yekutanga panzvimbo. VFA-113 yakaitisa Operation Desert Shield mishoni pamusoro peNorth Persian Gulf neSaudi Arabia. Musi wa3 kusvika musi wa4 Gumiguru 1990, VFA-113 yakaita basa rekubhururuka kubva kuUSS "Independence" ichishanda muPersian Gulf, ichicherechedza nguva yekutanga mutakuri anga achishanda muGulf kubvira 1974. Chikwata chakadzoka kubva pakuendeswa uku musi wa 20 Zvita 1990.