Straits of Florida
In August 1994, in a Combined Joint Task Force "Whidbey Island" provided emergent lift services for the evacuation of 160 migrant camps from Grand Turk Island. Shortly after, "Whidbey Island" rescued and transported over 8,100 Cuban migrants from the Straits of Florida during Operation Able Vigil and participated in the restoration of the legitimate government to Haiti during Operation Uphold Democracy.