European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside strict. Gen. Alfred m. Gray or. Next Marine commandant see Story. Page 5 the  Utho died unofficial publication for Plum Ahmed Forcet vol. 46, no. 62 thursday Jung 18, 1987 of to 0 8693 a . May deploy battleship to Gulf by Richard c. Gross up military writer Washington a battleship Lask Force of up to six ships May be ordered to  the . Naval presence in the Gulf Region Pentagon officials say. Seven ships including he guided missile Cruiser Fox arc now in the Gulf and Pentagon spokesman Robert Sims said they will be augmented by three More ships due to arrive in the Gulf by july i. In addition the Pentagon is considering sending battleship task Force to inc Gulf a Carrier Force will remain in the area continuously for the immediate future instead of deploying there routinely for seven months of the year inc report said. A detailed review of the advisability of battleship Battle group operations in inc area is being con ducted the report said. Pentagon officials familiar with planning for the operation said in is very very possible Hal s battleship could be ordered to the Region and thai a decision on whether to Send one is real  they said four or five other ships would accompany the world Warll Era 45,000-ton balt Wagon. The battleship Missouri May be the most Likely candidate for operations in inc guff officials said its sister ship the new Jersey recently resumed from a deploy ment and inc Iowa is scheduled to go on a nato exercise in the North Atlantic in Early August meanwhile a Pentagon report released tuesday said Navy warships escorting kuwaiti tankers in the Gulf will be under orders to file on planes ships or land based missiles displaying hostile intent and will go to general quarters the highest state of Alert when sea Gulf on Page 23 laying mines to Stop o/7 tankers Manama Bahrain a As the . Navy prepares to escort kuwaiti tankers in the persian Gulf Iran is min ing the narrow approaches to Kuwait s Al Ahmadi Oil terminal Gulf based Mari time Salvage executives said. The mines beingijjgyiranianrevoluiqjiaausmi53rid explosives cd Irol or automatically passing Over them the some Obi i