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Article: ENTERPRISE BATTLE GROUP WAS AT HEART OF THE ACTION.(FRONT)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- December 21, 1998
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ABOARD THE ENTERPRISE -- EDITOR'S NOTE: The United States rained more Tomahawk cruise missiles on Iraq during the four-day Operation Desert Fox than during the Persian Gulf War. This is how it looked from the center of the action, the Norfolk-based carrier Enterprise.
The admiral went to the ship's bridge. It was 53 minutes to midnight on Wednesday. About 8 miles away, a bright white glow lighted the sea.
Rear Adm. J. Cutler Dawson Jr. watched the fiery trail of the first Tomahawk cruise missile carry 1,000 pounds of explosives toward Iraq. The firing from the submarine Miami opened the barrage. Less than a half-hour ...