 In the 80s and 90s the regiment deployed dozens of times to various hotspots on the planet.While engaged in Operation Desert Storm, the 1er RPIMa lost two of its men in Iraq in 1991.A year later, the creation of the French Special Operations Command (Commandement des Opérations Spéciales, COS) led to a major shake-up of French special forces units to incorporate the lessons learned in the First Gulf War.