Dhameystir weedha soo socota: Subaxnimadii 1-da Janaayo, 1986, VAQ-135 ayaa loo diray si ay u taageerto howlgalada Kooxda Dagaalka Lixaad ee Badda Mediterranean-ka. 48 saacadood gudahood, waxay ka soo baxeen NAS Whidbey Island, waxay ku biireen garabka cusub ee hawada ee Carrier Air Wing 13 (CVW-13) ee badda dhexdeeda waxayna taageereen hawlgallada degdegga ah ee ka socda bartamaha Badda Mediterranean. Shantii bilood ee soo socotay, iyada oo aan la helin taageero sahay ah oo ku saabsan tiyaatarka, kooxdu waxay taageertay dagaalka elektiroonigga ah ee ciidamada badda ee Mareykanka ee ka howlgala xeebaha Liibiya. Ciidanka ayaa ka qeyb qaatay duulaankii guulaha lahaa ee
duqeymaha ka dhacay Gacanka Sidra bishii Maarso 1986 wuxuuna bixiyay adeegyo faragelin oo muhiim ah oo ku saabsan duqeymaha &lt;a href="1986%20Bombing%20of%20Libya"&gt; ee lagu qaaday garoonka diyaaradaha ee Benina/Benghazi&lt;/a&gt; bishii Abriil ee sanadkaas. Natiijo ahaan, kooxda ayaa la guddoonsiiyay laba Abaalmarin oo Ciidanka Badda ah, Abaalmarinta Ciidamada Qalabka Sida ee Ciidamada Qalabka Sida, Abaalmarinta Ciidanka Badda iyo Abaalmarinta Ururka Old Crows ee Abaalmarinta Ciidamada Qalabka Sida ee 1986.