▁better ▁part ▁of ▁her ▁tour , ▁returning ▁to ▁Long ▁Beach ▁ 1 8 ▁November . ▁She ▁operated ▁locally ▁through ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁Then , ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁August , ▁Le ader ▁depart ed ▁Long ▁Beach ▁for ▁another ▁extensive ▁deployment , ▁and ▁continued ▁operating ▁off ▁Vietnam ▁into ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁Pers ian ▁G ulf ▁War ▁service ▁ ▁Le ader ▁was ▁lifted ▁to ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁g ulf ▁following ▁Ira q ' s ▁invasion ▁of ▁K uw ait . ▁She ▁was ▁loaded ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁Dutch ▁heavy ▁lift ▁ship ▁Super ▁Serv ant ▁ 3 ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁at ▁Nor folk ▁along ▁with ▁USS ▁Imper vious ▁( MS O - 4 4 9 ), ▁USS ▁Ad roit ▁( MS O - 5 0 9 ) ▁and ▁USS ▁Aven ger ▁( MC M - 1 ). ▁She ▁was ▁off loaded ▁ 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁east . ▁Imper vious ▁returned ▁to ▁Nor folk ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁with ▁USS ▁Imper vious ▁( MS O - 4 4 9 ) ▁and ▁USS ▁Ad roit ▁( MS O - 5 0 9 ) ▁ab o ard ▁Super ▁Serv ant ▁ 4 . ▁She ▁participated ▁in ▁mines we eping ▁operations ▁to ▁clear ▁mines ▁for ▁anticip ated ▁d - day ▁style ▁landing ▁by ▁US ▁Mar ines ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁di version ary ▁force ▁which ▁allowed ▁land ▁forces ▁to