 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna January 1998, Shuford akafungidzira kutungamira kwegwara-rakagadziriswa cruiser, kuendeswa kunzvimbo dzinoshanda dzeChishanu neChitanhatu Fleets neCarrier Battle Group. Paakanga ari mukuru mukuru wake, Gettysburg yakaita basa rinokosha mukuita muGungwa reAdriatic munguva yeKosovo dambudzikouye muPersian Gulf panguva Operation Desert Fox muna December 1998, achiita Air Warfare Commander nokuda hunyambiri anotakura hondo boka akavhiyiwa uye USS Enterprise CVN-65 Carrier Battle Groups uye zvinobudirira kupfura zvose 69 pakati Tomahawk cruise zvombo akanga basa kupfura panguva kurova akavhiyiwa. Gettysburg yakapiwa Battle Efficiency E nokuda kweCruiser-Destroyer Group 12. 