European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday August 26, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 3 c of crisis in the Gull members of the 101st airborne div on duty in saudi Arabia share a Magazine Friday that contains news of the Mideast crisis. Troops say newspapers and magazines Are scant at the isolated desert posts. Ships from 11 countries join International Armada Canadian master Seaman Andrew Smith hugs his daughter Tanya 12, As the operational support ship protect eur prepares to sail from Halifax. The International flavor of the massive buildup in the persian Gulf continues to grow As nations Send or Start offering to Send naval fleets to the volatile area. About 70 ships from 11 nations arc being deployed to the Gulf or to other Middle Eastern Waters in response to the Iraq crisis. More than half of the ships Are flying the american Flag. The . Navy has 57 ships either in the Gulf or in route in unofficial count showed. Among them were four aircraft Carrier Battle groups and the battleship Wisconsin. A number of Landing assault ships j and Large Supply vessels also Are in r or route to the Gulf. They re carrying Marine combat units and heavy equipment j for the Marine and army units i amassing in saudi Arabia As part of operation desert shield the . Re t a spouse to the iraqi invasion of Kuwait and a possible iraqi attack on saudi Arabia. Other countries sending ships Are Canada Britain France Italy Belgium West Germany the Netherlands Spain Australia and the soviet by the associated press silhouetted against the setting Sun a British Sailor scans the horizon As he sits by a missile launcher aboard an unidentified Royal Navy ship in the Gulf. Lie battleship Wisconsin rear passes the British frigate Jupiter in the persian Gulf on Friday. The Wisconsin is the first battleship to join the multinational naval forces
