24 Aug USS WISCONSIN transits Strait of Hormuz into Persian Gulf. 25 Aug F-ill aircraft announced to be deploying to Saudi Arabia. 26 Aug United Nations Security Council votes, without dissension, to allow use of military force to uphold trade embargo on Iraq. Commander-in-Chief, United States Central Command, General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, establishes his command headquarters in Saudi Arabia. Department of Defense national media pool is officially disbanded due to decision by the government of Saudi Arabia to allow reporters from the U.S. and other countries to cover the military operation in the gulf region. 27 Aug The first two Fast Sealift Cargo Ships, ALTAR and CAPELIA, arrive in Saudi Arabia carrying components of the 24th (Mechanized) Infantry Division. 28 Aug Department of Defense announces that there have been about !t70 intercepts since maritime intercept operations began. USS SAMPSON (DDG 10) diverts freighter in the N. Arabian Sea. 29 Aug Three minesweepers and Mine Counter Measures Ship USS AVENGER, loaded on board Super Servant III, depart Norfolk en route the Persian Gulf area. Two of the ships are Naval Reserve ships - USS ADROIT and USS IMPERVIOUS. Operation SHARP EDGE, the noncombat evacuation operation being conducted off the coast of Liberia by the USS WHIDBEY ISLAND and the USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY, continues as 76 more people, including 6 Americans, are evacuated from Liberia. 30 Aug Department of Defense announces that there have been about 250 intercepts and about 4 boardings since maritime intercept operations began. Hospital Ship USNS COMFORT transits Suez Canal. USS JOHN F. KENNEDY Carrier Battle Group transits Strait of Gibraltar en- route Mediterranean Sea. Operation SHARP EDGE continues as 15 more people are evacuated from Liberia. - 31 Aug USS BIDDLE (CG -34) intercepted and boarded the Iraqi merchant vessel Al Karamah. The tanker was the first Iraqi ship to be boarded since the intercept operations began on 16 August. The tanker was empty and allowed to continue to Aqaba, Jordan. MARG 3-90, consisting of USS INCHON, USS NASHVILLE, USS FMRFAX COUNTY and USS~NEWPORT, with the 26th MEU embarked, arrive Rota en route Mediterranean Sea. Navy's Fleet Hospital Five announced to be deploying to the Mi-ddle East. A-4
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