USS Nimitz (CVN-68), with her full air wing, at sea near the Persian Gulf, October 12, 1997. The carrier would operate in the Gulf to enforce United Nations sanctions against Iraq by patrolling the "No-Fly" zone during Operation Southern Watch. The Nimitz Battle Group was directed to the Gulf early by the Secretary of Defense after Iraqi planes breached the zone several times in the previous week...
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