Gulf War

He was already a media star in the U.S., familiar to CNN viewers as an Israeli government spokesman during and after the first Gulf War.

Marine Corps and was part of Operation Desert Storm in the first Gulf War, stepped outside to return to work.

Just compare Hegseth to Trump’s first Defense secretary, James N. Mattis, a four-star Marine general, commander in the Persian Gulf War, Afghanistan and Iraq and, out of combat, a top Pentagon official.

At ground level, the scent of fire brings back memories of fire pits I’d seen at “Cement City” during the Gulf War.

He saw active service in Northern Ireland, served in a peacekeeping mission in Cyprus, and as a liaison officer in the Gulf War.