John L. Hall
On 8 March 1990, "John L. Hall" deployed to the Mediterranean Sea. Noteworthy operations included Operation Fox Chase and Operation World Cup in which the ship successfully tracked a Soviet Victor I-class submarine for extended periods of time on both occasions. On 07 August 1990, during deployment Med 2-90 and serving with the "Eisenhower" Battle Group as part of the United States Sixth Fleet, USS "John L. Hall", under the command of Commander Bruce P. McClure, sortied from Haifa Bay for Port Said. With Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, "John L. Hall" was called to transit the Suez Canal along with , , USNS "Neosho", and in support of Operation Desert Shield. "John L. Hall"s participation included "gate guard" duties to support the United Nations sanctions against Iraq and anti-air coverage for U.S. Navy assets. The ship also escorted USNS "Neosho" through the Straits of Bab-el-Mandeb to Djibouti for her shore bunkering before returning through the Strait to refuel the "Eisenhower" Battle Group in the Red Sea. During the deployment, USS "John L. Hall" held over 200 hours of contact time with submerged submarines using the SQR 19 towed array sonar, and over 800 hours of flight time with the LAMPS MK III SH-60B helicopter detachment from HSL-46.