ɪn ɹᵻspˈɑːns tʊ ɐ ɹᵻkwˈɛst fɔːɹ ˈeɪd baɪ pɹˈɛzɪdənt bˈæleɪɡɚ, hˌuː fˈɪɹd ðæt səpˈoːɹɾɚz ʌv slˈeɪn dɪktˈeɪɾɚ tɹuːdʒˈɪloʊ wʊd tˈɑːpəl ðə dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɪnðə dəmˈɪnɪkən ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk, pɹˈɛzɪdənt dʒˈɑːn ˈɛf. kˈɛnədi ˈɔːɹdɚd jˈuːnɪts ʌvðɪ ɐtlˈæntɪk flˈiːt ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ˈɛɹiə tʊ ˈɪləstɹˌeɪt ɐmˈɛɹɪkəz səpˈoːɹt fɚðɪ ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɡˈʌvɚnmənt.
In response to a request for aid by President Balaguer, who feared that supporters of slain Dictator Trujillo would topple the democratic government in the Dominican Republic, President John F. Kennedy ordered units of the Atlantic Fleet into the area to illustrate America's support for the established government.