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	Operation Praying Mantis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Operation Praying Mantis was the 18 April 1988 action waged by U.S. naval forces in retaliation for the Iranian mining of an American warship.
		By the end of the operation elements of the American fleet had damaged Iranian naval and intelligence facilities on two inoperable oil platforms in the Persian Gulf, and sank at least six armed Iranian speedboats.
		Operation Praying Mantis is one of five American naval engagements cited by United States Naval Academy Prof.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Operation_Praying_Mantis (775 words)

	harpoon on Encyclopedia.com
		Harpoons are used to capture whales, which are then commonly killed by driving a lance into the vital parts.
		Harpoons may be thrown by hand or fired from guns.
		A later invention is a harpoon propelled by air pressure with a valve that opens as it strikes, thus admitting air to hasten the whale's death and keep it afloat.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/h1/harpoon.asp (394 words)

	Operation Pedestal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Operation Pedestal was an attempt to get vital supplies to the island of Malta during World War II in 1942.
		Previous convoys such as Harpoon (from Gibraltar) and Vigorous (from Egypt) had most of the merchantmen sunk and their cargoes lost and their escorts damaged.
		Once they reached the Sicily channel, Z Force (the battleships, the aircraft carriers, and three cruisers) were to return Gibraltar, while the convoy was to continue on to Malta with the remaining four cruisers and the destroyers escorting.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Operation_Pedestal (1003 words)

	MDN/FC : Briefings opérationnel : Le vice-amiral Greg Maddison, Vice-chef d'état-major de la Défense, donne une ...
		Operation Apollo is certainly not the only activity that the Canadian Forces are engaged in at this time.
		Operational security continues to have primacy and any information that could increase the risk to our people in operations is something we intend to guard very carefully.
		Vice-Admiral Greg Maddison: Operation Harpoon is within the region of the Op Anaconda area and as Op Anaconda unfolded we saw that the larger concentrations of the Taliban and Al-Qaeda fighters began to disperse so that they’re not by and large concentrated together.
	www.dnd.ca /site/newsroom/view_news_f.asp?id=390 (4496 words)

	TRAFFIC: Preliminary Report on Taiwan’s Whale Shark Fishery
		Information was primarily based on interviews with the crews and owners of harpoon and set net vessels: 58 of a total of 97 set net fishermen (60%) and 32 captains of 98 harpoon vessels (32.7%) operating in Taiwan were interviewed.
		Regional catches were estimated from the average catch per unit of set net or harpoon vessel, as reported in interviews, and multiplied by the total number of set nets and harpoon vessels in operation.
		Harpoon fisheries operate in the Hengchun, Taitung, and Ilan coastal areas, with the harpoon-equipped vessels in each region numbering 20, 46, and 32, respectively.
	www.traffic.org /factfile/whaleshark_fishery.html (2873 words)

	AGM-84 Harpoon/SLAM - Smart Weapons
		It was employed successfully in Operation Desert Storm and UN relief operations in Bosnia prior to Operation Joint Endeavor.
		Harpoon Block II will be capable of deployment from all platforms which currently have the Harpoon Missile system by using existing command and launch equipment.
		After Loring AFB closed and the retirement of the last B-52G at Castle AFB, Calif., the Harpoon mission was moved to the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale AFB, La. Four B-52H models were rapidly modified (as an interim measure) to accept Harpoon launch control equipment pending B-52H fleet modification.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/munitions/agm-84.htm (2186 words)

	Mapleleafweb.com: Education - Spotlight: Canadian Troops in Afghanistan
		The mission’s four-day objective was clearing a remaining pocket of Al Qaeda and Taliban resistance on a ridge overlooking the Shahico valley southwest of Gardez.
		The operation consisted of a joint-task force of 500 Canadian and 100 American soldiers, and was led by Canadian Lieutenant Colonel Pat Stoburn.
		Operation Harpoon is the latest feature of Operation Apollo, Canada’s overall mission in Afghanistan.
	www.mapleleafweb.com /education/spotlight/issue_12 (364 words)

	CTV.ca \| Canadian troops wrap up Operation Harpoon
		Operation Harpoon, named for the shape of the valley where the Canadians were positioned, is the first large scale combat mission undertaken by Canada in 50 years.
		The soldiers involved in operation Harpoon may eventually be called upon to fight more al-Qaeda and Taliban holdouts.
		Operation Anaconda was meant to squeeze leftover Taliban and al-Qaeda holdouts from the mountainous region of the Shah-e-Kot valley in eastern Afghanistan.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1024896760159_20305960 (585 words)

	Functional Operation
		Upon selection of a Standard or Harpoon missile in the magazine, the weapon is hoisted onto the single guide arm.
		During continuous launching operations, the system is capable, under ideal conditions, of a successive firing rate of (1) Standard missiles at 10-second intervals and (2) Harpoon missiles at about 22-second intervals.
		The two retract shafts at the forward end of the retractable rail extend or retract the rail by means of the rail operating piston and control valve block.
	www.tpub.com /gunners/169.htm (826 words)

	Navy League of the United States - Citizens in Support of the Sea Services
		By DAVID F. During the Spring of 1988, the U.S. Navy was engaged in Operation Earnest Will, which had as an objective to maintain freedom of navigation in the Persian Gulf as Iraq and Iran continued to fight a seemingly endless war.
		By the time the Harpoon arrived at its intended target, there was nothing left to hit.
		To avenge the morning actions against their two oil platforms, the Iranians sent the Sahand, sister ship of the Sabalan, across the Gulf to attack oil platforms of the United Arab Emirates.
	www.navyleague.org /sea_power/sep_03_45.php (780 words)

	'Deadly' Canadian snipers cut down enemy fighters
		Operation Harpoon is commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Pat Stogran of the Canadian Forces.
		Operation Harpoon started with intense bombing of the Whale Back area by U.S. bombers, followed by the "insertion" of Canadian troops under the protection of gunship helicopters.
		Operation Harpoon is much smaller than Operation Anaconda, although both are happening in the same general area.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/646795/posts (2697 words)

	The Lockheed S-3 Viking
		Of course the operator stations were completely changed, avionics were upgraded overall, and some improvements were made to the pilot and copilot positions.
		In peacetime operations, S-3Bs sometimes fly in a multirole configuration, carrying two iron bombs and two homing torpedoes in the bombbay, with a Harpoon missile under one wing and a tanker pod under the other, allowing the aircraft to instantly react to a wide range of circumstances.
		Operational S-3Bs are to receive new radios, a "Carrier Aircraft INS II (CAINS II)" navigation unit, a GPS receiver, and the AN/AYK-23 processor.
	www.vectorsite.net /avs3.html (4293 words)

	Get to Know Harpoon - Beer Advocate .com
		The new Windsor brewery is a Harpoon Brewery.
		Harpoon says that its key consumer is a drinker with a higher education, active lifestyle, and oddly, is a drinker that is not 100% loyal to Harpoon.
		Harpoon attributes part of this rare and interactive success with their consumers to a positive belief in beer, that it's full of tradition, holds important social and cultural aspects and most of all should be fun.
	www.beeradvocate.com /news/stories_read/250 (907 words)

	ARMY Article: The Mountains, June 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		It was a follow-on action conducted at the tail end of Operation Anaconda, and it helped set the stage for the U.S.-British Operation Mountain Lion that followed and continues in the eastern Afghanistan border area.
		All operations conducted in Afghanistan, from Anaconda onward, have followed the same basic intent of the Coalition Joint Task Force Mountain commander: to maintain pressure on the al Qaeda.
		Several potentially sensitive sites were identified within the Polar Harpoon operational area, and although it was believed that most al Qaeda fighters who survived Operation Anaconda had fled to sanctuaries in Pakistan, it was possible that a few stragglers and wounded could be there.
	www.ausa.org /www/armymag.nsf/(all)/846D144F7855B50585256BC1006E1E77 (1451 words)

	by Spc
		I've also participated in all the operations that were mentioned.
		Schiedeck: Operation Harpoon was up on what we called the “whale back,” which is one ridge line.
		The first one was Operation Harpoon and then at the tail end of Anaconda, Polar Harpoon.
	www.ausa.org /dispatches/041003af.htm (1853 words)

	Remembering Fellow Texans \|\| Woodrow Hoover Wilburn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Harpoon 22 also saw explosions in the area where Harpoon 01 should have been.
		Due to taking their own evasive maneuvers, the crew of Harpoon 22 was unable to see the full chain of events.
		Harpoon 22 attempted to make radio contact with the flight leader, but was unable to do so.
	www.faraway-soclose.org /tx/bios/w10.html (1088 words)

	BBC News \| SOUTH ASIA \| Canadians scour Afghan caves
		The new operation is the first led by the Canadians in the five-month-old Afghan campaign.
		About 500 Canadian infantry troops are taking part in the operation "designed to destroy and the remaining pockets of Taleban and al-Qaeda elements" in the Shahi Kot Valley and the Arma mountains, a Canadian military spokesman said.
		The new action, called Operation Harpoon, is part of Operation Anaconda - the 13-day US-led offensive against the last known stronghold of Taleban and al-Qaeda fighters.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/south_asia/1872840.stm (453 words)

	Paradox Interactive Forums - Military Operations of World War 2
		Operation Lustre - Britain - Greece - The British troops sent to Greece in early 1941.
		Operation V.5 and Operation Sirio - Italy - Libya - Italian attempts to supply Libya in March 1942.
		Operation Harpoon and Operation Vigorous - Britain - Malta - British attempts to supply Malta in June 1942.
	www.europa-universalis.com /forum/showthread.php?p=2364703 (427 words)

	Harpoon Gun
		Prior to 1925 all guns were muzzle loading, but the introduction of breech loaders gave a better efficiency and smoother operation.
		The first breech loading guns were manufactured the Norwegian Kongsberg Weapon Factory and AB Bofors in Sweden.
		A solid forged harpoon was patented by A. Andersen on the old Svend Foyn design.
	www.mclaren.gs /harpoon_gun.htm (61 words)

	Operation Pedestal
		As night falls, Syftret, according to plan, withdraws the battleships and carriers, which cannot operate in "Bomb Alley." Rear Adm. H.M. Burrough in HMS Nigeria is in charge.
		Mason learns his ship's steering gear is not working, but the rudder can be moved by operating the valve on the steering engine at the after end of the poop.
		The Ohio, the crippled survivor of 'Operation Pedestal' not long after her precious cargo had been removed was towed to another part of the harbour (Rinella Bay) and later had broken in half at her mooring.
	www.geocities.com /mike_buhagiar/ohio/ohio.html (2694 words)

	(EN) 1942
		Operation Harpoon takes place at the same time that Vigorous is unfolding.
		Another British attempt to supply Malta gives origin to Operation Pedestal: fourteen merchant ships set sail from Gibraltar with the close escort of 4 light cruisers and twelve destroyers and the distance coverage of three aircraft carriers, two battleships, three cruisers and twelve destroyers.
		The operation fails with heavy losses: the anti-aircraft cruiser Coventry and the destroyer Zulu are sunk on the 14th by Axis aerial attacks, while the destroyer Sikh is scuttled the same day after having been seriously damaged the evening before by fire from coastal batteries.
	www.regiamarina.net /timeline/1942/1942_us.htm (1311 words)

	MDN/FC : Briefings opérationnel : Les dirigeants du ministère de la Défense nationale donnent un compte rendu de ...
		Operation Harpoon, as you will remember consisted of a combined Canadian and American assault.
		The situation is unusual as we normally operate as form units or subunits.
		We had two sniper teams that were attached to individual battalions that participated in the initial landings of that Operation Anaconda and they performed their sniper duties in support of two separate infantry battalions.
	www.dnd.ca /site/newsroom/view_news_f.asp?id=392 (2704 words)

	F/A-18E Tactical Operations & Mission Planning
		Operation Avenging Storm is an 11-mission set based on a fictional, current-day conflict involving the United States and Allied Forces against a combined coalition of Iraq and Iran.
		In Operation Typhoon Russia has swept into Norway in a classic "Blitzkrieg", and the unprepared Norwegian and NATO forces were mauled.
		Operation Desert Fox is based on the military attack against Iraq in December of 1998.
	www.zianet.com /baldeagle/Home.htm (5078 words)

	Afghanistan Primer: fixing "We don't do mountains" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Operation Ananconda was designed to encircle and destroy Al Qaeda and Taliban troops who had been infiltrating in to the caves and valleys of the mountainous region of Shah e Tot.
		Operation Anaconda required infantry to pack in what they needed to fight and survive, the use of helicopters was very limited in the mountains due to the altitude and amount of ground fire thrown up against them.
		Operation Anaconda not only identified our overconfidence in the effectiveness of airpower and technology to break the enemy's will to fight, but it also showed our own short-sightedness to believe that the Al-Qaeda-Taliban forces would not be prepared to escape and evade the trap we had set for them.
	www.geocities.com /equipmentshop/realmountaindivision.htm (22738 words)

	The ACG/SZO Discussion Forums - Harpoon Scenarios Posted on WHQ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Harpoon Classic, Harpoon 3, and Harpoon are trademarks of their respective owners.
		There are over 500 Harpoon Classic scenarios posted in the WHQ File Archives; far too many to categorize individually so they have simply been grouped together.
		Even so, it is unclear how long we will be able to hold out, as the PRC forces have successfully conducted an amphibious landing and their troops are now fanning out across the island.
	www.strategyzoneonline.com /forums/showthread.php?t=22779 (8871 words)

	7th Infantry Division (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Polar Harpoon to clear the 10,466' Takur Ghar Mountain (we named it OBJ Siberia in honor of the Regiment's baptism of fire) and the Upper Shahikowt Valley (named OBJ Glock).
		Both the AT Platoon and Company C participated in the operation that saw the most intense ground combat of the war thus far.
		As Operation Anaconda continued, Company A was repositioned from Kuwait to Bagram, Afghanistan to provide additional forces.
	www.7thinfantry.com /news/31st.asp (1462 words)

	Malta, Convoys, Taranto, Sfax, Battle, Substance, Style, Halberd, Sirte, Harpoon, Vigorous, Pedestal, Husky, Sicily, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		This is the first of many reinforcement and supply operations, often bitterly fought to keep Malta alive and in the fight against Axis supply routes to their armies in North Africa.
		Mediterranean Operations - Another series of convoy and offensive operations are carried out by the Mediterranean Fleet including the passing of battleship "Malaya" through to the west for Gibraltar via Malta.
		Since Operation 'Excess' in January 1941, two aircraft carriers, four cruisers, 16 destroyers and five submarines have been lost in the many attempts to supply and reinforce the island, and in the heavy air attacks launched against the George Cross island.
	www.naval-history.net /WW2CampaignsMaltaConvoys.htm (5144 words)

	DoD News: 10th Mountain Division Soldiers Conduct Phone Interviews From Afghanistan
		Staff: This morning we have three members of the 10th Mountain Division that were involved in Operation Anaconda -- and you should have a press advisory with their names and hometowns -- that will be speaking to you from Bagram, Afghanistan.
		Schiedeck: Operation Harpoon was up on the -- what we called the whale back, which is one ridge line.
		Phillips: When we're out there, if everything runs smooth and calm, people are focused, they know their job and what they have to do, but one of the biggest challenges is the terrain itself, the steep inclines.
	www.defenselink.mil /transcripts/2002/t03272002_t0327asd.html (2922 words)

	DefenseLINK News: U.S. Troops Describe Clearing Afghan Caves, Bunkers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The man was armed with gear apparently taken from U.S. soldiers slain earlier in the operation, Phillips said.
		His unit's mission in Harpoon was to clear a section of the 'Whaleback,' a long, distinctive mountain ridge line, Schiedeck said.
		The second mission came at the end of Operation Anaconda, he said, when they were again sent to clear a zone.
	www.defenselink.mil /news/Mar2002/n03272002_200203273.html (1048 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		For example, after you harpoon a mine, it's a good idea to give the Warlord time to get his sub out of the warning area before igniting the mine.
		You may or may not be able to see a mine ahead of you on the sonar-scope, but I know for a fact that it's out there not too far away.
		We harpooned a mine to ignite an area as a way of locating the deep mine we are looking for.
	www.textfiles.com /apple/DOCUMENTATION/sub.mission.txt (5252 words)

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