Barry (DDG 52) - Naval Cruise Book

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On October 7th, 1994, Saddam Hussein noved 80,000 elite troops along with 800 anks to within miles of Kuwait. President 3ill Clinton responded by ordering elements )f the George Washington Battle Group, including the JSS San Jacinto (CG 56), md{heUSSBany{DDG52h )oth armed with Tomahawk bruise Missiles, to steam from he Adriatic Sea to the Red 5ea and the Persian Gulf. The JSS George Washington CVN 73), with Carrier irwing Seven, brought more than 80 tacti- cal aircraft to the region. The San Jacinto remained in the Red iea, while the Barry and George Washing- In this instance, you (ttie USS Barry; were truly at ttie tip of thie spear, as TLAM Strike Capabilities in the Gulf were a major factor in deterring Iraqi aggres- sion. ton continued on to the Gulf. Thanks lo Barry ' s outstanding Engineering Team, the Barry made the 3300 mile trip at constant speeds in excess of 30 knots. In a matter of days, Barry had over 40 Tomahawk Cruise Missiles sitting just off the coast of Kuwait. This remarkable re- sponse to Iraqi aggressions caused Saddam Hussein to turn tail and run. With two of the Navy ' s most capable war- ships now protecting Kuwait, Saddam realized his mistake and withdrew his forces. Without a doubt, Barry ' s participation in Operation Vigilant Warrior was one of the key deterents to what could have become Desert Storm II. VADM John Scott Redd The USS Barry on patrol in the Persian Gulf during Operation Vigilant Warrior. Operation Vigilant Warrior 1 1 1 I

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VIGILANT WARRIOR , J ' J ■ »!«S ; ■ 4 i=-. •i. ' S The USS Barry and the USS San Jacinto transit the Suez Canal en route to Operation Vigilant Warrior. P IKSPPPPiPWi -0 0 USS Barry

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Barry was assigned Real World duties as Red Crown for Operations Sharp Guard and Deny Flight, which entailed controlling the air and surface picture for the United Nations embargo sanctions against the former Republic oi Yugoslavia. We acted as Red Crown for a total of 70 days. We also performed several search and seizure boardings of foreign national vessels while operating in the Adriatic Sea. We participated in an underwater warfare exercise with other allied ships called SHAREM; it was a shallow-water ASUW research project. In early October, we were handpicked to participate in an international amphibious training operation in the Eastern Mediterranean known as Operation Dynamic Guard. The officers and the crew spent long days and sleepless nights in support of these operations, performing superbly at every task.