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 with their fully ready equipment just delivered by the MPS.

 By 10 September, this division was in place, combat ready
 and stocked for 60 days of fighting.


 - On 23 August, carrier SARATOGA and her group arrived
 to add to the already formidable forces assembling to

 confront Saddam Hussein.  They were shortly joined by the

 carrier KENNEDY in early September.   This allowed

 EISENHOWER to return to CONUS for previously
 scheduled maintenance.


 -   On 10 August, the two U.S. hospital ships COMFORT
 and MERCY were activated.    By 23 September, both ships

 were steaming in the Persian Gulf. It should be noted that

 the Navy provided the majority of medical support early in

 Desert Shield and a substantial part of that available in

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