Infinite Acclaim
In February 1996, CVW-8 embarked aboard JOHN C. STENNIS for a Joint Fleet Exercise, followed by deployed operations onboard JOHN F. KENNEDY in the North Atlantic and visits to Dublin, Ireland and Portsmouth, England. In April 1997, CVW-8 embarked onboard JOHN F. KENNEDY for JTG 97-2 Mediterranean/Persian Gulf Deployment. The deployment included many fine ports including Palma, Corfu, Rhodes, Taragona, Haifa and Benidorm. During the deployment CVW-8 participated in many exercises/detachments including INFINITE ACCLAIM, BEACON FLASH and INVITEX.
Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron (VAQ-141) participated, with Carrier Air Wing 8, in Infinite Acclaim '97 at King Faisal Air Base, Jordan. As USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) steamed toward the Suez Canal on Aug. 15, 10 aircraft flew to the Jordanian air base. The five-day exercise involved both air-to-air and air-to-ground strikes with U.S. aircraft flying with F-5s and Mirage F-1s from the Royal Jordanian Air Forces.
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