During 1974–1977 "Clemenceau" was deployed off the African coast in the Indian Ocean in "Operation Saphir I" and "Operation Saphir II" in support of newly independent Djibouti. During the Lebanese Civil War "Clemenceau" was deployed in the East Mediterranean in 1983–84. The carrier rotated with , providing constant on-station air support to French peacekeepers in the Multinational Force in Lebanon FSMB and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon UNIFIL. The carrier's main support engagement was in "Operation Olifant". In 1987–1988 she participated in "Operation Prométhée" in the Gulf of Oman during the war between Iraq and Iran. The Promethée battle force (Task Force 623), included "Clemenceau", the mine counter-measures support ship "Loire", and s "Meuse", "Var", and "Marne". In 1990, escorted by the cruiser and the tanker "Var", she transported 40 helicopters, (&lt;a href="A%C3%A9rospatiale%20Gazelle"&gt;SA-341F/ -342 Gazelles&lt;/a&gt;, SA-330 Pumas), three Br-1050 Alizés and trucks to Iraq during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. The carrier was mainly engaged in "Operation Salamandre" in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea during the conflict between Iraq and Kuwait. During 1993 to 1996 "Clemenceau" completed several tours including combat operations and air patrol over the former Yugoslavia in Operation Balbuzard () in order to support the UN's troops, then "Salamandre" in the Adriatic Sea during the Yugoslav Wars.