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Caption:
Northern Arabian Gulf -- A first strike tomahawk missile is released
from the forward vertical launch system (VLS) aboard the U.S. Navy's
Ticonderoga Class cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67), on the morning of
September 3, 1996. Following Saddam Hussein's offensive
action into Kurdish territory within the UN sponsored "no-fly zone",
U.S. Naval forces launched 14 Tomahawk Cruise missiles on targets in
southern Iraq. President Clinton authorized repeated action less
than 24 hours later, after DOD officials determined that additional
missiles were needed to ensure that targets were completely
neutralized. Official U.S. Navy Photo (RELEASED)
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