27 JAN 91 (D+10) - Navy intentions: Seek out and destroy fraqi naval units. - Conducted amphibious assault rehearsal landing in Oman as part of Sea Soldier IV. Maneuvers ashore continue through 2 FEB. 30 JAN 91 (D+13) - Navy and Marine forces engaged approx. 20 Iraqi small boats west of Maradin Island. Several boats reported destroyed. 4 FEB 91 (D+18) - Missouri with Curts, Nicholas and two RSNF escorts are operating near the Saudi-Kuwaiti border. - Missouri destroyed a communications bunker with seven 16-inch rounds. 5 FEB 91 (D+19) - Th-156 completed Sea Soldier IV backload, hot wash up and lessons learned being applied to Desert Saber amphibious assault planning. - Missouri will continue NGFS to MARCENT. NAVCENT may rotate Wisconsin into area after Missouri departs. 6 FEB 91 (D+20) - Missouri continued NGFS for MARCENT, attacking gun emplacements, a radar control site and a SIGINT site. NAYCENT will rotate Wisconsin into area today. - NAVCENT intends to reposition America and seven supporting ships to Gulf of Oman/North Arabian Sea NLT 13 FEB. 7 FEB 91 (D+2l) - Th-156 is scheduled to commence amphibious training today (through 14 FEB) at Al Hamra, UAE. - Missouri (joined by Wisconsin) continued NGFS for MARCENT, hitting targets north of Khafji. 8FEB91(D+22) - Th-156 is conducting resupply, maintenance and practice amphibious training today (through 14 FEB) at Al Hamra, UAE. - Wisconsin relieved Missouri and continued NGFS for MARCENT, hitting an artillery emplacement north of.Khafji. - Th-15l will continue full-time NGFS off Kuwait until 9 FEB. - Spruance (48 TLAM) transits Suez Canal today enroute NRS replacing Philippine Sea (15 TLAM.) 9 FEB 91 (D+23) - An OPORD has been issued by CINCCENT to NAYCENT to prepare for amphibious operations. Establishment of an Amphibious Objective Area (AOA), pre-assault planning, mine counterrneasures (MCM), naval gunfire support (NGFS) ordered. AOA recommendations due to CINCCENT by 8 FEB. -, U.S. Navy SEALS conducted underwater recon of area west of Maradin Island and will recon to confirm SCUD decoys. - USS Wisconsin fired NGF in support of USMC near Khafji and fired 24 16-inch rounds on patrol boats in Mina Saud harbor. Boats sunk- (8), H-3
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