Describes the assistance provided by the mental health clinic at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, to the 71st Rescue Squadron after the bombing at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, to resolve or prevent acute distress or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among military personnel. The "crisis-intervention team" used the Mitchell critical-incident stress-management model to provide supportive services to 100 members of the rescue squadron. The unique features of the stress debriefings were presented and service crisis opportunities were identified. Although clinical efficacy of the critical-incident stress debriefings in resolving or preventing acute and PTSD was not demonstrated, the interest in preventing psychiatric morbidity and those exposed to trauma and disasters among military personnel remained high. The critical-incident stress management was considered as an important toolbox of interventions to help the military health team