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File: 120396_oct96_decls3_0001.txt
Subject: NAVY NEWS SERVICE
Unit: US NAVY
Parent Organization: US NAVY
Box ID: BX300110
Folder Title: FOLDER MESSAGE CHRONOLOGICAL FILES 7 AUG - 19 SEP 90 12 OF 27
Document Number: 20
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N A V A M E S S A G E
D E P T0 F N A V Y
PRIORITY ZYUW RUENAAA9043 2j7D4l9 MULTINATIONAL OPERATIONS UNDERWAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST NEARLY
P 2504liZ AUG 90 ZEX 7YB 5C).OOO RESERVISTS COULC Ec CALLED TO DUTY BY OCT ',. WITH THE NAVY
FM CHIMED WASHINGTON DC//Oo// AUTHOR12ED TO CALL UP TO @,300 MEMBERS.
TO NAVNEWS IN THE WATER$ O@ THE PERSIAN GULF, ARABIAN SEA AND RED SEA,
U.S. NAVY INTERCEPTION OPERATIONS CW INUED. DURING A PENTAGON
UNCLAS IIND578@if SECTION DI OF 05 PRESS BRIEFING AtL@ ZZ, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NOTED t4kkv IRAQT
NAVNEWS 034/90 SHIPS HAD TURNED BACK, INDICATING A HIGH DEGREE OF COMPLIANCE WITH
SUBli RAVY NEWS SERVICE U.N. SANCTIONS. EARLIER IN THE WEEK, THE GUIDED MISSILE FRIGATES
MSGID/GENADKIN/CHINFO WASHINGTDN DC/034/AUG// USS REID AND US5 ROBERT G. BRADLEY FIRED WARNING SHOTS ACR05S THE
SE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS SAID
IN TH15 ISSUE: THAI BOTH SHIPS WERE UNDER CLOSE SURVEILLANCE.
1. U.S. PRESENCE GROWS IN MIDDLE EAST THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ANNOUNCED AUG. 19 THAT VICE ADMIRAL
2. NOTABLE MIABLE HENRY R. MA@l. JR., "AS ASSUKED DUTIES AS COMMANDER, U.S, NAVAL
3. PRESIDENT ACTIVATES RESERVES TO SUPPORT DESERT SHIELD FORCES CENTRAL COMKAND. VADM MAUZ WILL CONTROL ALL U.S. NAVAL
4. KNOWLEDGE Of EOUIPMENT, PROCEDURES 15 BEST DEFENSE AGAINST FORCES ASSIGNED TO THE U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND, INCLUDING THE MARITIME
CHEMICAL ATTACK INTERCEPT FORCE IMPLEMENTING THE U.N. TRADE EMBARGO WITH IRAQ. VADM
5. SALUTE TO EXCELLENCE: NAVY/MARINE CORPS TEAM READY WHEN CALLED MAUZ WILL RETAIN HIS RESPONSIBILITIES AS COMMANDER, U.S. SEVENTH
6. MAIL SERVICE ESTABLISHED FOR SERVICEMEMBERS IN MIDDLE EAST FLEET.
7. SAILOR PCS ORDERS FOLLOWING MIDDLE EAST OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, THE FIVE PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE U.N.
B. 'STOP LOSS' ACTIONS NOT PLANNED BY %A" SECURITY COUNCIL CONSIDERED A RESOLUTION PROPOSED BY THE U.S. TO
9. U.5. AIRLINES RESPOND TO MILITARY NEEDS AUTHORIZE THE USE OF MINIMUM FORCE TO HALT ALL MARITIME COMMERCE
10@ NAVY CLOSE,@ GATES AT NAVCOWSTA NEA MAKRI WITH IRAQ. ADDRESSING A GROUP OF REPORTERS FROM HIS VACATION HOME
HT LOG IN KENNEBUNKPORT, MAINE, AUG. 22, PRESIDENT BUSH SAID THE U.S. COULD
12. THIS WEEK IN THE NAVY STOP IRAQI SHIPPING 'RIGHT NOW,- BUT INDICATED THE U.S. WAS WEIGHING
13. PERSONNEL NOTES HOW MUCH TIME HE SHOULD GIVE THE U.N. 70 TAKE FURTHER ACTION IN
14. AWARDS BACKING ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAQ. 'I THINK WE'VE MADE CLEAR
15. AVIATION MILESTONES TO SKIPPING THAT THEY CAN BE STOPPED, AND WE HAVE THE FORCES TO STOP
16. PROGRAM ADVISORY THEN RIGHT NDW,' THE PRESIDENT SAID.
1, U.S. BUILDUP CONTINUES IN MIDDLE EAST TROOPS AND EQUIPMENT CONTINUE TO POUR INTO SAUDI ARABIA BY AIR
WASHINGTON (NNS)--THE HISTORIC BUILDUP OF U.S. ARAB AND OTHER AIR, AND SEA. GIANT C-5 AND C-141 CARGO AIRCRAFT FROM THE MILITARY
GROUND AND NAVAL FORCES ARRAYED AGAINST IRAQ CONTINUES AS THE AIRLIFT C014MAND WERE SAID TO BE ARRIVING IN SAUDI ARABIA AT THE RATE
PERSIAN GULF CRISIS ENTERS ITS FOURTH WEEK. OF ONE EVERY TEN MINUTES. FAST SEALIFT SHIPS AND AFLOAT
AS U.S. NAVY WARSHIPS MOK'ITORED AND INTERCEPTED IRAQI SHIPPING PREPOSITIONING SHIPS OF THE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND DISCHARGED
TO ENFORCE THE UNITED NATIONS TRADE EMBARGO, PRESIDENT BUSH THEIR CARGO OF TANKS, ARMORED VEHICLES, WEAPORS, AMMUNITION, FUEL
WATER FOR U.5. ARMY AND AIR FORCE UNITS.
SUPPORT OPERATION DESERT SHIELD. U.S. MARINE$ ASSIGNED TO THE IST MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
THERE 15 GROWING CONCERN FOR THE WELFARE OF THOUSANDS OF READIED THEIR TANKS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT DELIVERED BY MARITIME
WESTERNERS TRAPPED IN KUWAIT AND IRAQ. IRAQI PRESIDENT SADDAM PREPOSITIONING SHIPS, ASSUMED DETERSIVE POSITIONS AND BEGAN PATROLS
HUSSEIN SAID VESTIRNERS WOULD BE USID AS 'HUMAN SHIELDS' 10 DETER A IN SAUDI ARABIA. IORE LEATGERNECKS OF THE NAVY-MARI%E CORPS TEAIA
U.S. ATTACK ON KEY IRAQI INSTALLATIONS. SPEAKING TO THE VFW ARE ON THE WAY.
NATIONAL CONVENTION ALk. 70, THE PRESIDENT SAID RESTRICTED THE 4TH MARINE EXPEDITIONARY BRIGADE, STATIONED AT CAMP
AMERICANS WERE OF 'GRAVE CONCERN' TO HIM AND IRAQ WOULD BE HELD LEJEUNE, NC, A COMPLETELY SELF-SUSTAINED AMPHIBIOUS FORCE WITH
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEIKG OF THOSE HELD AGAINST ORGANIC MARINE AVIATION, GROUND COMBAT, COMBAT SUPPORT AND COMMAND
THEIR WILL. ELEMENTS. LEFT EAST COAST PORTS AUGUST 13 ABDARD NAVY AMPHIBIOUS
IN AN EXECLRTIVE ORDER ISSUED AUG. 22, PRESIDENT BUSH SHIPS, INCLUDING AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIPS USS NASSAU, USS GUAM AND
ALITHOR121D DEFENSE SECRETARY DICK CHINEY TO CALL SELECTED RESERVE USS IWO JIMA. ELEMENTS OF THE EST MARINE EXPEDITIONARY BRIGADE,
UNITS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO ACTIVE DUTY TO SUPPORT U.S. AND HEADQUARTERED AT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, KANEOHE BAY, HAWAII, ALSO
BEGAN MOVEMENT TO JOIN OTHER FORCES PARTICIPATING IN OPERATION
CNO WASH DC ADV 307 DESERT SHIELD.
ACTION NAVNEWS DISTRIBUTION(L) (A) NEWS MEDIA REPORTS DESCRIBED A GROWING ARMADA OF NAVAL POWER IN
INFO SN(6) AAUSN(2) 00(l) CNO GRID(L) ODA(L@ DOE(L) THE REGION AS THE USS SARATOGA BATTLE GROUP, THE BATTLESHIP
OOJ(L) OOP(L) OOK@1) 005(l) og(l) 09B(i) 098D(l) WISCONSIN AND OTHER SHIPS TRANSITED THE SUEZ CANAL. THE DOD
09BF(2) DSB4(l) DgBH(2) 09BL(l) DgB34112@) DgB2(l) CONFIRMED AVa. IS THAT THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS 3C6% F. KENNEDY A*
OgB31(2) 09BW(l) 09F(l) 09J(I) NAVJAG 00(l) ITS ACCOMPANYING BATTLE GROUP WERE DEPLOYED TO THE EASTERN
NAVJAG 64(4) ags(g) ogsg(l@ 08(i@ 80(2) BZ(8@ $Zo(l@ MEDITERRANEAN.
81(l) 01(2) 097(l) 097B(l) OIB(2) OIBI(L) OIR(L) U.S. MINESWEEPERS USS ADROIT, USS LEADER, US$ AVENGER AND USS
11(2) 12(2) 13(l@ 14(2) 15(5) 16(5) 02(l) 02B(l) IMPERVIOUS WERE LOADED ABOARD THE MERCHANT SHIP SUPER SERVANT THREE
21(5) 22(5) 23(l) 29(l) 03(2) 07EG(l) 03B(l) 03P(l) AUG. 23 TO AUGMENT U.S. MINESWEEPING CAPABILITY IN THE GULF.
30(l) 32(2) 35@6) 37(4) 39(5) 04(2) 04B(l) 44E@1) IN A BRIEFING FROM THE PENTAGON AUG. 21, GEN MANSFORD. T.
043(i) 4DR(l) 40(3) 41(l) 42(i) 4b(l) 43(2) 44(4) JOHNSON, COMMANDER, U.S. TRANSPORTATION COMMAND AND MILITARY
45(i) 05(5) 05B@1) 50(6) 51(3) 52(l) 52B@1) 55(2) AIRLIFT COMMAND, SAID THE U.S. HAD MOVED 'A MIDWESTERN TOWN THE
59(3) 06(l@ 068(i) 60(4@ 608(t) 61(l) 64(l) 65(2) SIZE OF FAYETTE, IND. OR JEFFERSON CITY, MO.' ALONG WITH THEIR
093(i) 093B(l) 931(l) 932(l) 094(l) 094B(l) 940(l) CARS, FOOD. HOUSEHOLD GODDS AND WATER SUPPLY TO THE MIDDLE EAST.
941(2) 94IB1(1) CMS(I) VCM(L) 943(l) 942(2) 76(4) IN TOTAL, MORE THAN 1 BILLION POUNDS OF CARGO IS EITHER EN ROUTE OR
07(2) 70(l) 71(5) 24(l) 75(2) 72(l) 73(3) 74(l) HAS ARRIVED. JOHNSON SAID.
098(l) 09BB(l) 098F(l) 980(l) 981(2) 982(3) 983(l) GEN JOHNSON EXPLAINED THE IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
9BI(l) Nb(l) 09C(b) 09BG(l) NG(l) 092(i) 092C(l) AIRLIFT AND SIALIFT, POINTING WT THAT WHILE NEARLY ALL TROOPS
Og.N(l) 09ZE(l) 092SP(l) 092SPE(l) 092R(l) 092W(l) DEPLOY BY AIR, SEALIFT CARRIES 95 PERCENT OF THE CARGO AND 99
OFFCPM(51 DONIRM(L) DPS(L) NAVCOSTCEN(Z) USNO(3) PERCENT OF THE PETROLEUM THEY NEED TO OPERATE. 'I AM INDEED PROUD
DIRNSCRO(L) OPA(L) USLO(L) NRC(L) COMPT(IO) NWDCC(L) OF WHAT WE HAVE DONE," GEN JOHNSON TOLD REPORTERS, 'AND I HOPE YOU
OLA(7) NCC(L) 092H(3) GMF(2) SC(l) SHARE MY PRIDE IN WHAT THE AMERICAN FIGHTING TROOPS HAVE DORE.'
NETHERLANDS EMBASSY(L) THE OPPRESSIVE HEAI OF THE SAUDI ARABIAN DESERI, TOUGH ON
PEOPLE AND MACHINES, CONTINUES TO BE AS MUCH A POTENTIAL ENEMY AS
CHINFO WASH DC 12 IKE 160,500 IRAQI TROOPS SAID TO BE LOCATED IN OCCUPIED KUWAIT.
ORIG CHINFO(6) (D) BT
INFO NAVINRELACT(6) UNCLAS //ND5780// SECTION 02 Or 05
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