When we ousted Saddam from Kuwait, I was stationed in South Korea, about 17 miles south of the DMZ. We went on full alert for a couple of weeks, which meant no going downrange, wearing full battle gear the whole time, and being constantly told how the North Koreans could obliterate any South Korean defense including US forces in under 10 minutes (already setup long range artillery, Migs can reach southernmost points in under two minutes, etc).
Sucked.