If I may say ... you Gentlemen who served on the Hercules during Op Granby are far too modest (which I can understand) ... however, I think it's very appropriate to include this video by Ian Harvey, AE, who explains a little more of how the Hercules fleet supported British forces in the Gulf in 1990 and 1991, flying vital supplies between the UK and bases in the Middle East.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnHzaLUSV68