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- TO DATE 119 MINES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED

  -- MAJORITY IN NORTHERN ARABIAN GULF

  -- SOUTHERNMOST, APPROXIMATELY 30NM NE OF BAHRAIN

  -- MCM, COALITION EFFORT


- AMPHIBIOUS FORCES WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCCESSFULLY DECEIVING THE

  ENEMY INTO BELIEVING THAT THE MAIN ATTACK FROM COALITION FORCES

  WOULD COME FROM EASTERN SAUDI ARABIA AND THE GULF.


- MARITIME INTERCEPT OPERATIONS CONTINUE WITH MORE THAN 7,600

  INTERCEPTS

  -- 13 NATIONS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING

  -- THE USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS HAS CONDUCTED 100 MARITIME VISIT,

     BOARD AND SEARCH MISSIONS.   THE USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS IS THE

     SHIP THAT STRUCK A MINE DURING THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR.   100 15 THE

     LARGEST NUMBER OF BOARDINGS THAT ANY SINGLE SHIP HAS
     PARTICIPATED IN SINCE AUGUST 17TH WHEN MARITIME INTERCEPT

     OPERATIONS BEGAN.   THIS ACCOUNTS FOR OVER 10% OF ALL OF THE

     BOARDINGS COMPLETED TO DATE.


- 2 U.S. SHIPS HAVE BEEN STRUCK BY MINES.   NEITHER SHIP WAS SUNK

  -- USS TRIPOLI ABLE TO CONTINUE MISSION

  -- USS PRINCETON PROCEEDING TO PORT TO ASSESS DAMAGE


  -- AN UPDATE ON THE INJURED SAILORS FROM THE USS PRINCETON AND

     TRIPOLI.   THE TRIPOLI CREW MEMBERS HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO FULL

     DUTY.   TWO OF THE THREE INJURED ON THE PRINCETON HAVE BEEN

     RETURNED TO FULL DUTY.   THE THIRD IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A FULL

     RECOVERY.


- U.S. AND UK MINESWEEPERS HAVE SWEPT OVER 50 MILES ALLOWING

  BATTLESHIPS TO PROVIDE NAVAL GUNFIRE SUPPORT FOR U.S. AND

  COALITION FORCES.


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(INFoRMATIo& CURRENT AS OF 2? FEB 1991)

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