Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Muna 1990 squadron, pamwe chete nemamwe mapiko ayo emhepo, yakatamira ku. VF-21 yakasvika panzvimbo muPersian Gulf pana August 5, 1990 uye yaiva rutivi rweBoka reVatakuri iro rakanga riri mhinduro yokutanga yeAmerica kuIraq yaAugust 2, 1990 Kupinda muKuwait
. VF-21 akaramba Combat Air Patrol "CAP" mishoni panguva Operation Desert Shield, ari buildup pakati masimba mubatanidzwa kusunungura Kuwait. Zvisinei, USS Independence hondo boka) akanga kusunungurwa pamusoro panzvimbo ne "Ranger" uye "Midway" Carrier hondo mapoka pakutanga Operation Desert Storm. General Norman Schwarzkopf akabhururuka ari mungarava ye USS "Independence" kuti atungamirire boka rehondo; CBS Anchor Dan Rather akataura kubva kuUSS "Independence" ndege. VF-21 yakadzokera muUSS "Independence" kuti igadzire Operation Southern Watch pakarepo mushure meDesert Storm.