It was moving time again for 595. However this time it was back to old friends with VA-52 in Feb of 1989. The Knightriders packed up for deployment onboard the USS Carl Vinson CVN70 on O5 Sep 89 to 09 Nov 89 for a NorPac. Then home for two months and back out on the Vinson for a WestPac + 10 on Ol Feb 90 to 31 Jul 90.

155595 was now twenty-two years old and her country was about to call her back to battle. In 21 Aug 90, 595 transferred to VA-155 the 'Silver Foxes', and soon would be doing what she was designed to do. VA-155 deployed onboard the USS Ranger CV-61 Air Wing CVW-2 for a WestPac + 10 + Persian Gulf on 08 Dec 90 to 08 Jun 91.

This deployment would see 155595 drop weapons in anger for the first time since 1972. When the dust settled in the Iraqi desert 595 had destroyed 56 tanks and two Iraqi gunboats, giving her the nickname "War Eagle" by her crews. VA-155 flew 635 sorties and dropped 2,289,940 pounds of ordnance on Iraqi targets.

Unfortunately VA-155 would loose one Intruder to AAA attack. LT. Tom "TC" Costen and LT. Charlie "Tuna" Turner flying as Dash 2 in a four ship formation were hit by AAA as they pulled off target after mining the UHM Qasr Port in Iraq.  Two boats later sunk in the minefield.  All eight Intruder crews received the Distinguished Flying Cross.  LT. Costen and LT. Turner also received the Purple Heart, Posthumous. Intruder 155595 was the "Strike Lead" on this fateful night.