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Rangers in the Persian Gulf

Operation Desert Storm
The Rangers fought again in Operation Desert Storm. Bravo Company and 1st platoon with weapons platoon attachments of Alpha company, 1st Ranger Battalion, deployed from February 12, 1991 to April 6, 1991. they conducted pin-point raids and quick reaction force missions in cooperation with Allied Forces. No casualties were sustained by the Rangers.

In December 1991, 1/75 and the Regimental headquarters deployed to Kuwait in a show of force known as Operation Iris Gold. The Rangers performed an airborne assault onto Ali Al Salem airfield, near Kuwait City, conducted a lengthy foot march through devastation (including mine fields) left from the ground campaign, conducted a live fire exercise and marched back out. For this action, the battalion was awarded the SouthWest Asia Service Medal (SWASM) with bronze campaign star.

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