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Earnest Will As the dawn breaks through the Arabian sky, final preparations for Earnest Will are completed and the convoy gets underway for The Persian Gulf is a small body of water that is bordered by Iran to the North, Kuwait to the Northwest. Iraq to the West, Qatar to the South and Oman to the East. To the West of Qatar is the small island of Bahrain. The only way in or out of the Gulf is through a narrow chan- nel called the Straits of Hormuz. Iran has strategically placed Silkworm missile sites all along the Straits to control shipping. This is the biggest threat to the United States ships. The JARRETT increases its state of readiness to condition lA whenever transiting the Straits. Small attack boats, planes, mines and other hostile ships also pose a threat in the« Since the attach on tankers began, the United States Navy has been escorting tankers under code name Earnest Will. The carefully planned operation in which the Navy is using a variety of ships, helicop- ters, and airplanes in the successful mission of escor- ting reflagged Kuwaiti tankers through the Persian Gulf. Since July of 1987, our escort of tankers through the Persian Gulf has found us standing long hours of watches in a very hot and humid climate. Daily during these escort operations, temperatures reached all time highs in excess of 1 20 degrees with humidity at more than 90 percent. The heat took a lot out of us and irregardless. gave all we had. Dur- ing Condition lA s. mine watches were set on the forecastle in torturing heat to seek out mines. In case the JARRETT struck any mines, berthing compart- ments below the waterline were secured to ensure the safely of those who slept in those complexes. And because of this threat, crew members had to sleep anywhere and everywhere throughout the ship until the JARRETT was clear of the mine threatening waters. m IS caTmasUieOcean city andlsea isle VJiiy sans on jusi aneau of the .JARRETI.
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Left: The rcflagged lanker, Ocean City, sails on just ahead of the J ARRKIT as the convoy to Kuwait continues. Middle Left: As GUADALCANAL sails on, show boats were often a subject of suspi- cion and concern to escort operations. Above: The Bridge was often a place where blood, sweat and tears could be seen and heard! Left: Omani gunboats were of- ten seen patrolling the Persian Gulf regions. In the background (starboard quarter) an Iranian LST is seen on the horizon.
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