Three (aboard USS Enterprise) Surface Action Group Bravo On Scene Commander: Commander, Destroyer Squadron Nine (Embarked on Merrill) – destroyer – guided missile destroyer – amphibious transport dock Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) 2–88 (4 AH-1T, 2 UH-1, 2 CH-46) Helicopter AntiSubmarine Squadron 44 Detachment 5 – LAMPS Helicopter (SH-60B) Surface Action Group Charlie OSC: CO, USS Wainwright – guided missile cruiser – frigate – guided missile frigate SEAL platoon Surface Action Group Delta OSC: Commander Destroyer Squadron Twenty Two (Embarked on Jack Williams) – guided missile frigate – destroyer – guided missile destroyer Air support Elements of Carrier Air Wing Eleven operating from aircraft carrier A-6E & KA-6D Intruders of VA-95 operating from aircraft carrier USS Enterprise Ship maintenance and support – destroyer tender – performed ship maintenance and repairs operating off the coast of Oman – fast attack oiler – provided underway replenishment of fuel, ammunition, and supplies to the USS Enterprise Battle Group – fast attack support – conducted SAR support including firefighting equipment and medical evacuation of USS Samuel B. Roberts FFG 58 personnel after the mine strike, and provided underway replenishment of fuel and supplies to the USS Enterprise Battle Group See also Operation Prime Chance Operation Earnest Will Operation Martyr Soleimani Bridgeton incident Iran Air Flight 655 References Further reading External links President Reagan authorizes USS Simpson to Sink Iranian Ship USS Simpson FFG-56 Operation Praying Mantis photos: U.S. ships, assault on Sassan platform, Sahand afire Operation Praying Mantis video news clip produced by Navy public affairs, aired 30 April 1988 Attack Squadron 95 April 1988 events in Asia United States Navy in the 20th century United States naval aviation Naval battles of the Iran–Iraq War involving the United States Iran–United States relations United States Marine Corps in the 20th century Punitive expeditions of the United States