ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti, ðə jˈuːnɪt wʌz mˈoʊbɪlˌaɪzd tʊ ˈæktɪv dˈuːɾi ænd fˈɔːɹwɚd dᵻplˈɔɪd tə saʊθwˈɛst ˈeɪʒə ɪn səpˈoːɹt ʌv ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən dˈɛzɚt ʃˈiːld ænd ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən dˈɛzɚt stˈoːɹm.
In 1990, the unit was mobilized to active duty and forward deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operation DESERT SHIELD and Operation DESERT STORM.