 VFA-195 was deployed aboard USS "Midway" when Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990.During Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm the squadron flew 564 combat missions, delivering 356 tons of ordnance, and became the first Hornet squadron to deliver a Walleye II glide bomb in combat.In August 1991 "CVW-5" switched from USS "Midway" (which was being retired) to the new forward deployed carrier, USS "Independence" near Hawaii.