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Article: U.S. Dispatches Carrier Group To Persian Gulf; Nimitz Set to Arrive As Warning to Iran, Iraq
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- The Washington Post
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- October 4, 1997
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Defense Secretary William S. Cohen yesterday 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 time, while two U.S. B-1 bombers
deployed to Bahrain but scheduled to leave yesterday will remain in
the region for 10 more days, officials said.
"This is an indication of our ability to quickly respond to
potential threats to the security of our friends in the region,"
said Capt. Michael ...