Cook (FF 1083) - Naval Cruise Book

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Reef Point Earnest Will Earnest Will was the code name for the escort of reflagged Kuwaiti oil tankers. Reef Point was the reconnaissance mission that supported the escort operations. A patrol aircraft (P-3 Orion) in company with fighters from Constellation would patrol inter- national airspace in the Strait of Hormuz, the gate- way to the Persian Gulf. While on patrol the P-3 would take low altitude photos of the Iranian Silkworm Missile sites which menaced shipping in the Srait of Hormuz. Cook ' s job was to recover the film cannister after the P-3 dropped it in the water. Once the film was on deck Magus 36 would fly the film to Constellation for pro- cessing and analysis. 46

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Cook Underway 48