Aylwin (FF 1081) - Naval Cruise Book

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im LAKRY DOWNING-NEWSWEEK I oday we have done what we had to do. If necessary, we shall do it again —Ronald Reagan fe are ready to die, and we are ready to carry on fighting and defending our country — Muammar Kaddafi The Captain ponders a tactical decision The A Team on station Libyan patrol boat burns in tne liulf of Sidra from hit by U.S. Navy missile. The attack was the last in a series after Libyans fired missiles at Navy planes

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(4:30 a.m. E.S.T.) U.S. aircraft and ships begin naval exercises. 7.10:06 p.m. Two A-7 planes from the carrier Saratoga launch high speed anti radiation missiles (harms) at Surt missile site. IALTA 9. Tuesday, March 25, 1:15 am. Aegis cruiser Yorktown fires two Harpoon missiles at a third Libyan patrol boat north of the line of death. Cruiser Yorktown r 6.976 p.m. J§ Two US.A-6 Intruders trom the carrier America retaliate with Harpoon missiles and Rockeye bombs to destroy a Libyan attack boat. 2. Monday, March 24, 1 p.m. Three U.S. ships cross line of death. ' 10.1:54 a.m. Two US. A-7s from Saratoga launch two more harms at Surt GULF OF SIDRA Carner Sinlogi 11.807a m -11 a. m U.S. aircraft strike at two Libyan vessels, destroying one near Benghazi. 12. Thursday, March 27, 4:30 p.m. U.S. ends the Gulf of Sidra exercises. 8.11:15 p.m. A-6 bombers attack second Libyan patrol boat, forcing it to turn back to Benghazi. S» Libya attacks, launching two SA-5 missiles at U.S. planes. 5. 7:45 p.m. Another SA-5 is launched. 7:55 p.m. Shorter-range SA-2 surface-to-air missiles are launched. 8:14 p.m. Libyans launch one or two more SA-5s. No U.S. planes are hit. The Long Way Around i tare are ready irtleri Direct route; 1 .240 nautical miles Circuitous route: 2.800 nautical mik Z 4 I U.S.F-lllbombe L Lakenheath air base in Britain and head for Libya, skirting France and Spain. ) Tankers refuel the Fills four times en route. GREAT BRITAIN Klr-tirrrrtinfun 3FI 1 Is bomb Tripoli targets, including a naval base and an airfield. 4 Carrier aircraft hit targets in and near Benghazi 50 ' Alt

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STO CKMAN ' S INSIDE ST ORY ' The Triumph of Polities ' : Part II Did the U.S. Too Far— Far Enough! The Terrorists Strike BaeC Air Tnavel ■ ■ ■ A ■ I WORLD REPORT ii iTfciYgl ■JHk - SHOWING Rtdlacovaring the gtnlui of Mtahtlangelo MUSCLE Mood of spring TIM US. to What OPEC ' i (mini ■MB to you Oolong hours ■tttWOfflM payoff? II MORE L. CONFLICT AHEAD?