1986 - Libya:  The Bombing of Tripoli
The attack against Libya came after President Reagan challenged Col. 
Muammar Qaddafi's "Line of Death," which ran 100 miles north of Libya's 
coast. The bombing was in response to Libyan-sponsored terrorism in West 
Germany and was a joint Navy/Air Force exercise. The attack included F-111
fighter/bombers flown from the United Kingdom and naval assets of the U.S.
Battle Group on station within the Line of Death. Engagements took place 
against well-armed Libyan patrol boats, as well as shore installations, 
airfields and command-and-control bunkers.

1987-1988 - Persian Gulf Conflict
This conflict involved virtually every aspect of modern-day naval warfare.
Ships, submarines, aircraft, mines, anti-ship missiles and naval 
bombardments were all utilized in an attempt to keep the Strait of Hormuz 
open to international shipping. When the Iran/Iraq War spilled over into 
the Persian Gulf, and shipping from all over the world was threatened, the
Navy stepped in and, for the most part, helped keep trade flowing through 
the Strait and averted an expansion of a war which had raged for nearly 10
years.

