Operation Earnest Will

American military protection of Kuwaiti-owned tankers from Iranian attacks in 1987 and 1988

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1987 — 1988 military operation, naval battle, Operation Nimble Archer, Iran–Iraq War, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Q817, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, 

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  Battle of Bubiyan 1991
  
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  Battle of Qurah and Umm al Maradim 1991
  
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  Operation Earnest Will 1987
  
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  Operation Praying Mantis 1988
  

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1991-02-02T00:00:00Z

Battle of Bubiyan

1991-01-29T00:00:00Z

Battle of Qurah and Umm al Maradim

1987-07-24T00:00:00Z

Operation Earnest Will

1988-04-18T00:00:00Z

Operation Praying Mantis

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Frameless

EarnestWillNicholas

Earnest Will Bridgeton

Earnest Will convoy

Earnest Will map

MV Sea Isle City 1987

SS Middleton during Operation Earnest Will DN-SN-88-10144

USS Hawes (FFG-53), USS William H. Standley (CG-32) and USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7) escort tanker Gas King in the Persian Gullf on 21 October 1987 (6432283)

USS Wisconsin in Operation Earnest Will DN-ST-93-00917

• Better lucky than good operation earnest will as gunboat diplomacy (IA betterluckythgoo109453463) (Wikimedia)

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Bubiyan	1991	naval battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Qurah and Umm al Maradim	1991	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Operation Earnest Will	1987	naval battle, military operation		Wikidata
conflict	Operation Praying Mantis	1988	battle		Wikidata
document	Better lucky than good operation earnest will as gunboat diplomacy (IA betterluckythgoo109453463)				Wikimedia
image	EarnestWillNicholas	1988			Wikimedia
image	Earnest Will Bridgeton	1987			Wikimedia
image	Earnest Will convoy	1987			Wikimedia
image	Earnest Will map				Wikimedia
image	MV Sea Isle City 1987				Wikimedia
image	SS Middleton during Operation Earnest Will DN-SN-88-10144	1988			Wikimedia
image	USS Hawes (FFG-53), USS William H. Standley (CG-32) and USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7) escort tanker Gas King in the Persian Gullf on 21 October 1987 (6432283)				Wikimedia
image	USS Wisconsin in Operation Earnest Will DN-ST-93-00917	1987			Wikimedia