PUBLIC AFFAIRS DESERT STORM RELEASES

File: 120396_oct96_decls35_0004.txt
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Subject: PUBLIC AFFAIRS  DESERT STORM RELEASES                           

Unit: USS ROOSEV  

Parent Organization: NAVCENTCOM  

Box ID: BX300097

Folder Title: FOLDER MESSAGE FILES 20 FEB - 8 MAR 91 CNA 2760 14 OF 14                                        

Document Number:          2

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      SECTION OZ OF 03
      SUSJS PUB61C AFFAIRS - DESERT 3TDRM RELEASES
      DAMAGED BULKHEADS IN THE SHIP MOULD CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
      DAYSO AS TRIPOLI CONTINUED HER AROUND THE CLOCK M133ION OF OPENING
      A LANE THROUGH THE MINED iNATER3 TO KUMAITO IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE
      BOMBARDMENT BY THE BATTLESHIPS AND PROVIDING FOR THE POTENTIAL
      INVASION OF THE KUWAITI SHORE BY AMPHIBIOUS MARINE UNITS THAT WOULD
      FOLLZ)OV 0
      SHIPS NEAREST TRIPOLI WERE TEMPTED TO APPROACH AND OFFER
      ASSISTANCEs AFTER DETERMINING THAT THE TASK GROUP WAS IN A
      POTENTIAL AND PREVIOUSLY UNDETERMINED MINEFEILDO UNITS WERE
      DIRECTED TO STAY IN PLACEO UNTIL MINE HUNTERS AND 3WEEPER3 LOCATED
      PATHS TO LEAD THEM OUTO
      MEANiVM16go USS PRINCETONA REMAINED IN HER POSITION UPTHREAT OF
      THE FORCG* HOWEVERO LESS THAN THRELr,HOUR3 AFTER TRIPOLI WAS STRUCKE
      PRINCETON HERSELF WAS DAMAGED BY A'TUSPECTED BOTTOM INFLUENCE MINE9
      ALTHOUGH DAMAGED, PRINCETON WAS A86E TO MAINTAIN THE PRIMARY
      M13BILE DEFENSE FUR THE FORCEO THROUGH COURAGIOU3 ACTION BY HER
      CREat UBS BEAUFORT AND HER ONSOARD DIVING TEAM SURVEYED THE DAMAGE
      DUNE TO PRINCETON ANDO MITM THE M30 USS ADRUITO A3313TED HER CLEAR
      OF THE AREA FOR EVENTUAL BATTLE DAMAGE REPAIR3,
      FACED OITH THE EVEN LARGER TASK OF CLEARING i   LANE THROUGH THE
      NEWLY D13COVERED MINEFEILDO THE TASK GROUP PRESSED ON TOWARD
      KU4AIT, AS THE SMALL 4141 HUNTING SHIPS PRESSED AMEADO MM-S3
LED THEIR SPECIALIZED MINE SWEEPING
      SLEDS FROA TRIPOLI, SLOOLYO THE SWEPT CHANNEL ADVANCED TORWARD
      FAYLAKA 13LAND ANU NITHIN RANGE OF THE SATTLESHIPIS BIG GUNS@
      EACH MILE BROUGHT THEM T14AT MUCH CL03ER TO THE ENEMYIS WEAPON$E
      PATROL BOATS, SUME WITH FIXED OR HAND HELD M1331LES WERE A CONSTANT
      CUNCERNO ARMED USMC COBRA HELO'3 ESCORTED THE MMw53 HELOI$ WHILE
      THEY SMERT THE WATER3 AHEADE M1331LE SHIPS PROVIDED C1.03EwIN AIR
      DEFENSE FOR THE MINE CLEARING VESSE48o DIRECTLY OVERHEAD WERE ARMED
      LYNX AND LAMPS HELIcOPTER3 KEEPING MATCH FOR ENEMY ACTIVITY# AND
      HIGH ABOVE COMBAT AIR PATROL F-14 AND F-18 AIRCRAFT KLIPY-WAY    ER
      THE AREA OF OPERATIONS9 FIXED WING PATROL AIRCRAFT ALSO PLIRIWIE
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                commo      ACOMMO    RADIO      MCLCPO    PSI.Es
      PRK 04257 COPIES 001/996           LIAA 00930                  COMDESRON TWO TOO
      .TOR 050124Z TOP 050126Z           RUFRSGG 9696                   041456Z MAR 91
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File Room = oct96_declassified
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Box ID = BX300097
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Folder Title = FOLDER MESSAGE FILES 20 FEB - 8 MAR 91 CNA 2760 14 OF 14
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Subject = PUBLIC AFFAIRS DESERT STORM RELEASES
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 22-NOV-1996