24 March Naval forces continue counter air-defensive, combat air patrols, minesweep- ing and maritime interceptions operations. USS MISSOURI, USS SACRAMENTO, and USS FORD redeploy. Navy's Atlantic Fleet Amphibious Task Force -- USS NASSAU, USS IWO JIMA, USS GUAM, USS SHREVEPORT, USS ThENTON, USS RALEIGH, USS SAGINAW, USS LA MOURE COUNTY, USS MANITOWOC, USS SPARTANBURG, USS PORTLAND, USS 4 PENSACOLA and USS GUNSTON HALL -- transits the Suez Canal enroute CONUS. USS COMFORT accompam~es task force. Marine ground forces hold defensive positions. LT Mark D. Jackson, NR MSCO Mideast 106 Norfolk, dies of injuries sus- tained in an autombile accident in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. First death of a Naval Reservist recalled to active duty In OPERATION DESERT STORM. Elements of Reserve Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 23 return to CONUS. During a four-month deployment, battalion detachments were assigned to sites in Guam, Okinawa, Korea, Japan, Midway Island, and Adak, Alaska and continued and completed construction projects started by active duty Naval Mobile Construction Battalions 7 and 40, who had been redeployed to then OPERA~ON DESERT SHIELD. The remainder of the battalion remains deployed in Guam and outlying areas to continue work on critical projects. 25 March Naval forces continue counter air-defensive, combat air patrols, maritime interception and minesweeping operations. While actively sweeping for mines in the Arabian Gulf, USS LEADER (MSO-490) deployed its magnetic acoustic influence combination sweep which detonated a suspected mine approximately 600 yards behind the ship. No injuries, crankshaft cracked in the #1 main propulsion unit. Ship continued mission, then proceeded to Bahrain shipyard under its own power for scheduled maintenance. Marine ground forces hold defensive positions. USS WORDEN (CG-18) arrives at NAVBASE Pearl Harbor homeport. During a one-month deployment in the Arabian Gulf, the guided missile cruiser provided air defense coverage for three carrier battle groups and coalition ships, identifying over 15,000 aircraft returning from strike missions and challenging and identifying over 50 vessels transiting the Iranian coast. 26 March Naval forces continue counter air-defensive, combat air patrols, minesweep- ing, and maritime interceptions operations. To-date, 8,379 merchants have been challenged, 1,055 boarded, and 53 diverted. The Navy has conducted 571 boardings. There are 48 Navy ships in the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and Northern Arabian Sea, 8 Navy ships in the Red Sea, and 28 Navy ships in the Mediterranean. Marine ground forces hold defensive positions. A-53
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