Complex sentence: Following the 17 October 1989 earthquake in the San Francisco area, a variety of Naval forces provided relief services, with a total of 24 U.S. Navy and Military Sealift Command ships rendering assistance.
Split into simpler sentences: Following the 17 October 1989 San Francisco earthquake a variety of Naval forces provided relief services. A total of 24 U.S. Navy and Military Sealift Command ships rendering assistance.