Operation Prime Chance

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The Hercules with UH-60 helicopters and Mark III boats

Iraqi Invasion (1980)
Entegham - Kaman 99 - Khorramshahr - Sultan 10 - Scorch Sword - Abadan - Kafka - Ashkan - Morwarid - Dezful


Standoff (1981) Tavakol - Susangerd - H-3

Iranian offensives for the liberation of Iranian territory (1981–82)
Sam-ol-A'emeh - Tariq al-Qods - Fath ol-Mobin - Beit ol-Moqaddas - liberation of Khorramshahr

Iranian offensives in Iraq (1982–84)
Ramadan - Muslim Ibn Aqil - Muharram ol-Harram - Dawn 1 - Dawn 2 - Dawn 3 - Dawn 4 - Dawn 5 - Kheibar - Kurdish Uprising - Dawn 6 - Dawn 7 - Hawizeh Marshland

Iranian offensives in Iraq (1985-87)
Badr - Dawn 8 - 1. al-Faw - Dawn 9 - Karbala 1 - Karbala 2 - Karbala 3 - Fath 1 - Karbala 4 - Karbala 5 - Karbala 6 - Karbala 7 - Karbala 8 - Karbala 9 - Karbala10 - Nasr 4

Last year of the war (1988)
Beit ol-Moqaddas 2 - Anfal - Halabdscha - Zafar 7 - Tawakalna ala Allah - 2nd al-Faw - Shining Sun - 40 stars - Mersad

Tanker War
Earnest Will - Prime Chance - Eager Glacier - Nimble Archer - Praying Mantis

International Incidents
USS Stark - Iran Air Flight 655

The operation Prime Chance , led by USSOCOM was an operation against Iran in the years 1987 to 1989 in the Persian Gulf . Its objective was to protect US-flagged tankers from Iranian air and sea attacks.

The operation involved units from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) , US Navy Seals , Special Boat Units , some conventional units from the USMC , the 4th Squadron of the 17th Cavalry and the 18th Aviation Brigade (Corps) (Airborne) . The following ships from the US Navy supported the operation: USS La Salle (AGF 3) , USS Jarrett (FFG 33) , USS Klakring (FFG 42) . In addition, the two drilling platforms Hercules and Wimbrown VII should be used. The plan to use two drilling platforms in the conflict raised military concerns as they were difficult to defend due to their size and location. However, concerns were dropped when it was realized that the Iranian armed forces lost many aircraft in the course of the First Gulf War . The aim of the operation was to stop Iranian mine- layers who were mining the shipping routes between Kuwait and the Indian Ocean.

The US Navy's Operation Earnest Will , which was running in parallel, had a similar task to Prime Chance .

Web links

Commons : Operation Prime Chance  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment. Accessed July 31, 2016 .
  2. ↑ 18th Aviation Brigade (Airborne). Accessed July 31, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Operations Prime Chance and Praying Mantis: USSOCOM'S First Test of Fire. In: Defense Media Network. Accessed July 31, 2016 .