Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I rere ngā kapa rererangi o te Air Force Reserve me ngā kapa kaipuke i roto i ngā rā o te whakaekenga a Saddam Hussein ki Kuwait
i te marama o Akuhata 1990. I te timatanga o nga mahi whenua hei waahanga o te Operation Desert Storm, Air Force Reserve A-10s mai i te NAS New Orleans-based 926th Tactical Fighter Group (926 TFG) i mahi tata ki nga raina o mua me nga mahi motuhake o te Air Force Reserve me nga ope whakaora. I tutuki i tētahi Reservist te patu tuatahi o te A-10 rangi-ki-rangi. I te mutunga o nga Whakahaere Desert Shield / Storm, i tatau te Air Force Reserve 23,500 Nga Kaihauturu i whakauruhia me etahi atu 15,000 e mahi ana i te kaha o te kaitohutohu.