 It was expected that this step would reduce the number of United States personnel in Spain by nearly one-half.Implementation of this agreement was delayed by the 1990-91 crisis in Kuwait, when the 401st TFW was one of the first American fighter wings to respond, with the 612th TFS deploying to its wartime base at Incirlik Turkey and the 614th TFS becoming the first US Military unit to deploy to the Persian Gulf State of Qatar.Both squadrons flew a large number of operational missions during Operations Desert Shield and Storm.