1993-Contin ued

17 February The Aircraft Carrier Memorial, a 10-ft.

black obelisk honoring those who served aboard U.S

carriers, was dedicated at NAS North Island, San

Diego, Calif.

25 February John F Kennedy battle group entered

the Adriatic in support of Operation Provide

Promise-the UN effort to supply Bosnia-Herzegovina

with food and supplies.

4 March

Shipyard,

SLEP.

Constellation departed Philadelphia Naval

Pa., the fifth and last carrier to complete

17 March Saipan ARG sailed from the East Coast to

relieve Guam in the Adriatic in support of Operation

Provide Promise-the UN effort to supply Bosnia-

Herzegovina with food and supplies.

18 March Kitty Hawk battle group was relieved by

Nimitz battle group and headed for home, after having

operated in the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf and

participated in Operations Restore Hope and Southern

Watch.

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23 March The ARG centered around Wasp arrived off

Somalia to support UN relief efforts in Operation

Restore Hope. Marine helicopters and Harriers from

HMM-263 embarked on Wasp flew sorties in support of

Marines in Somalia.

31 March Two VQ-2 EP-3E aircraft were on station

over the Adriatic providing crucial support to the de-

livery of humanitarian air drops over eastern Bosnia-

Herzegovina in Operation Provide Promise.

1 April Sea Strike Wing One was redesignated Sea

Control Wing LANT. The Air Antisubmarine Squadrons

were redesignated Sea Control Squadron; the short

designator "VS" was retained. The name change re-

flected the broader and all-encompassing VS mission,

particularly in light of the increased multi-mission ver-

satility of the S-3B aircraft.

8 April Tripoli amphibious task force arrived in Pearl

Harbor, Hawaii, after a five-month deployment in sup-

port of Operation Restore Hope-the UN effort to re-

lieve mass starvation in Somalia. During the support,

task force units recovered 30,000 pieces of ordnance

and disposed of more than 100,000 pounds of explo-

sives collected from caches throughout the Somali

countryside; launched more than 2000 aircraft sorties

from Tripoli and Juneau (LPD 10); delivered more

than 175,000 meals and 25,000 gallons of water.

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Tripoli off the coast of Mogadishu, Somalia.