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Article: U.S. carrier ordered to Persian Gulf American move is show of force to Iran, Iraq
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- October 4, 1997
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Defense Secretary William Cohen Friday ordered a carrier battle
group into the Persian Gulf ahead of schedule as a warning to Iran
and Iraq to stop incursions into the U.S.-enforced "no-fly" zone in
southern Iraq, Pentagon officials said.
The Nimitz Carrier Battle Group, which had been sailing to
Singapore, will be routed directly to the gulf and arrive by
mid-October, about a week ahead of schedule, while two U.S. B-1
bombers deployed to Bahrain scheduled to leave Friday will remain in
the region for an extra 10 days, officials said.
"This is an indication of our ability to quickly respond to
potential threats to security of our friends in the region," said
Capt. Michael Doubleday, a ...