Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group MED 99 Deployment
LHA-4 Nassau
"First from the Sea" / "Top Gator"
ex-Leyte Gulf
In July 1997, NASSAU was one of the four ships in Norfolk that hosted the fourth annual Joint Warrior Interoperability Demonstration (JWID) '97. JWID '97 was conducted at specific U.S. military, NATO and Allied nation sites throughout the world. It was an opportunity not only to test and display information technology demonstrations, but also proved the Navy and its ships as unique and effective players in the fast-growing world of Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) interoperability in a joint and coalition environment. The experience gained by NASSAU's crew provided the ability and knowledge to flex the C4I demonstrations to their full potential.
In June 1998, NASSAU was part of one the largest combined military exercises of this year. As a visiting force of Allied countries, Canada and other North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces, NASSAU conducted exercises focused on multi-national peace enforcement operations during Maritime Commanders Operational Training (MARCOT)/Unified Spirit '98.
In November 1998, NASSAU departed on Mediterranean Amphibious Ready Group (MARG 99-1) deployment. In March of 1999, Nassau was called to support Operation Allied Force. In April 1999, the USS Nassau Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) remained on station in the Adriatic conducting urgent humanitarian relief operations in support of ongoing operations in Kosovo. Nassau returned to Norfolk in May of 1999.
Chronology
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May 1999 - Returned to Norfolk
Mar 1999 - Operation Allied Force
Nov 1998 - Deployed
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