Operation Earnest Will

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

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

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  Operation Nimble Archer 1987
  

Battle of Bubiyan – Battle of Qurah and Umm al Maradim – British campaigns against the Al-Qasimi – Iran–Iraq War – Iran–U.S. naval skirmish on 8 October 1987 – Muhammad Sultan Mirza's Persian Gulf campaign – Operation Morvarid – Operation Praying Mantis – Ottoman campaign against Hormuz – Persian Gulf Wars – Portuguese–Safavid wars – The first British campaign against Al-Qawasim 1800 – USS Curts – 

1987-07-24T00:00:00Z

1987-07-24

1988-09-26T00:00:00Z

1988-09-26

1987-10-19T00:00:00Z

Operation Nimble Archer 1987

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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	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
conflict	1987	Operation Nimble Archer	military operation		Wikidata
document		Better lucky than good operation earnest will as gunboat diplomacy (IA betterluckythgoo109453463)			Wikimedia
image	1988	EarnestWillNicholas			Wikimedia
image	1987	Earnest Will Bridgeton			Wikimedia
image	1987	Earnest Will convoy			Wikimedia
image		Earnest Will map			Wikimedia
image		MV Sea Isle City 1987			Wikimedia
image	1988	SS Middleton during Operation Earnest Will DN-SN-88-10144			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	1987	USS Wisconsin in Operation Earnest Will DN-ST-93-00917			Wikimedia

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