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In January of 1991 Vice Admiral Mark “MRT” Fox was an F/A-18 pilot on the leading edge of combat missions to oust Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait. "MRT" Fox, piloting an F/A-18 Hornet, found himself merging with two Iraqi MiG-21 aircraft.
"As we were executing our mission, we were alerted to the presence of two Iraqi MiG-21 aircraft."
The mission began as a routine operation to suppress enemy air defenses. However, the calm was shattered when Fox and his wingman were alerted to the presence of two enemy MiG-21s. The skies quickly turned as “MRT” and “Mongo” engaged and downed the two MiG-21s.
Fox's wingman took the initiative, engaging and successfully shooting down one of the MiGs, followed quickly by Admiral (then commander) Fox engaging the second MiG an AIM-9 and AIM-7 Sparrow missile, watching it streak through the sky and obliterating the MiG-21.
"I fired an AIM-7 Sparrow missile, which successfully hit and destroyed the MiG-21."
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