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Kennedy battle group sails from East Coast to Middle East
The aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy and seven ships left Norfolk on a rapidly planned deployment to the Middle East. Captains Giffen and Johnson described the challenge of families facing separation as 9,000 sailors prepare for the mission. The group may relieve the Eisenhower forces in the Red Sea or join Desert Shield forces around Saudi Arabia. Also, Fort Rucker soldiers and Alabama Air National Guard units departed for unspecified destinations amid regional tensions.
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Norfolk
John F. Kennedy
Middle East
Henry C. Giffen III
Thomas S. Gates
Norfolk Naval Bethe
Tom Johnson
Atlantic Fleet
Kennedy Battle Group
Samuel B. Roberts
Persian Gulf
Newport
R.I
Red Sea
Pentagon
Saudi Arabia
Fort Rucker
229Th Aviation Regiment
Alabama