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The President of the United States authorized the "call up" of members of the Selected Reserve to active duty in support of Operation DESERT SHIELD, or by filling critical military support vacancies in the United States or else where. Central Command, to include the maritime intercept force.Ĭommand of Operation SHARP EDGE shifted from COMSIXTHFLT to CO USS WHIDBEY ISLAND (LSD-41), joined by USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST-1197), off Liberia. Naval Forces Central Command (COMUSNAVCENT). SEVENTH Fleet assumed new duties as Commander, U.S. Secretary of Defense Cheney announced that VADM Henry H. Red Sea, the first diversions by Navy ships. Also, USS ENGLAND and USS SCOTT divert freighters in the Arabian Gulf and N. In separate incidents, USS REID and USS BRADLEY fire warning shots across the bows of two Iraqi oil tankers leaving the Persian Gulf. Stage one of the Civil Air Reserve Fleet plan is activated to meet mounting airlift requirements. MSC Fast Sealift Cargo Ships (T-AKRs) ALTAIR and CAPELLA depart Savannah, GA carrying the 24th (Mechanized) Infantry Division. USS WISCONSIN transits Suez Canal en route Persian Gulf. Thirteen amphibious ships announced to be deploying with the 4th MEB embarked. Multi-national maritime intercept operation began intercepting ships going to or from Iraq and Kuwait, consistent with U.N. Hospital Ship USNS MERCY deploys for Middle East. Ships from Maritime Prepositioned Squadron 2 (Diego Garcia) begin unloading in Saudi Arabia. USS JOHN F, KENNEDY Carrier Battle Group departs East coast ports enroute to Mediterranean Sea. USS SARATOGA Carrier Battle Group transits Strait of Gibraltar enroute to Mediterranean Sea. Hospital Ship USNS COMFORT deploys for Middle East. Elements of 1st MEF, which includes units from the 1st Marine Division, the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) and the 7th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, depart for region. USS BLUE RIDGE, command ship for Commander, SEVENTH Fleet, en route Persian Gulf.Īdvanced elements of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) and the 7th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) arrive Saudi Arabia. USS WISCONSIN transits Strait of Gibraltar en route Persian Gulf 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB), embarked on 13 amphibious ships, departs East Coast ports. Department of Defense deploys the DoD National media pool and regional pools of reporters currently in the Persian Gulf to cover deployment of U.S. Army's 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade arrives in Middle East. Hospital ships USNS MERCY and USNS COMFORT activated and prepare to deploy.į-15E's deploy to area. The first elements of the 82nd Airborne Division arrive in Saudi Arabia.į-16's from Shaw AFB and C-130's from Pope AFB begin arriving in Saudi Arabia. The President of the United States orders U.S. USS SARATOGA Carrier Battle Group and battleship USS WISCONSIN depart East coast ports on scheduled deployment. EISENHOWER Carrier Battle Group transits Suez Canal enroute Red Sea. USS INDEPENDENCE Carrier Battle Group arrives in the Gulf of Oman. SECDEF then travels to Egypt and gets permission to send U.S. SECDEF travels to Saudi Arabia to discuss request for assistance and deployment of U.S. Embassy compound in Monrovia for increased security. USS SAIPAN (LHA-2), USS PONCE (LPD-15), USS SUMTER (LST-1188), USS PETERSON (DD-969), off Liberia inserts USMC reinforced rifle company into U.S. Operation SHARP EDGE, noncombatant evacuation operation, authorized by State Department to remove U.S. USS INDEPENDENCE Carrier Battle Group en route North Arabian Sea. EISENHOWER Carrier Battle Group is in the Mediterranean. USS INDEPENDENCE Carrier Battle Group is in Indian Ocean and USS DWIGHT D. Navy Middle East Force ships in Persian Gulf (continuous Middle East Force presence since 1949).

A distinction is made between battles at sea, battles in the coastal region, battles to land a landing party, and battles to repulse a landing party.DESERT SHIELD: Aug 1990 | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan 1991ĭESERT STORM: Jan. Depending on the nature of combat missions and objectives of the actions, naval battles may be classified as encounter, offensive, or defensive battles.

Modern naval battle is characterized by the enormous destructive force of weaponry, the great mobility of the forces participating, high speed, considerable spatial scope, and rapid and abrupt changes in the situation. Naval battles may involve, independently or in tactical coordination, submarines, naval aviation, surface ships, and coast artillery and missile forces. In the history of war the forms and methods of waging naval battle have changed with the development of weapons, combat equipment, and naval ship constitution.

The naval battle consists of tactical strikes, attacks, and counterattacks carried out according to an integrated command plan. Organized combat actions by ships and naval units to destroy the enemy at sea or suppress his ability to resist.