Swofford and his fellow Marines are deployed to the Saudi Arabian desert for Operation Desert Shield, where they endure 175 days of intense heat, isolation, and boredom before Operation Desert Storm begins.
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The film explores the "existential emptiness" of soldiers who are trained to kill but find themselves in a war that is largely over before they ever fire their rifles. Star-Studded Cast Swofford and his fellow Marines are deployed to