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Gonzo Station was a U.S. Navy acronym for "''Gulf of Oman Naval Zone of Operations''" or "''Gulf of Oman Northern Zone''."〔"Decision at Sea: Five Naval Battles that Shaped American History," Symonds, Craig L., Oxford Univ Press; New York, NY; c2005, p.275〕 It was used to designate an area of carrier-based naval operations by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps in the Indian Ocean during the 1979-1981 Iranian Hostage Crisis and the so-called Tanker War between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Multilple aircraft carriers, their associated air wings and carrier battle groups, and associated sea-based and land-based task forces and task groups served on Gonzo Station. The initiated the longest at-sea record for any U.S. warship since World War II by being at-sea for 93 consecutive days. It was the first on-scene carrier at the beginning of the Iranian Hostage Crisis, followed shortly thereafter by , with both carriers executing simultaneous air operations and carrier presence in the vicinity of one another off the southern coast of Iran. , exceeded the USS Midway's record at sea days in August 1980 with 110 days at sea - for which the crew received the Navy Expeditionary Medal. Subsequent deployments by other carriers (, , et al.) dwindled the record with over 180 days on-station. Several U.S. Navy carriers from borh the Atlantic Fleet and Pacific Fleet served repeated deployments to/on Gonzo Station, including the , , , , , , , , and . While replenishment ships normally rotated on and off line in order to resupply, served in formation 180 days, and USS Shasta (AE-33) served in formation for 78 days. In 1980, the served 315 days of deployed sea time with a consecutive 154-day line period (Jul 1980 - Dec 1980). This was the largest American Fleet dispatched to the Indian Ocean since World War II. ==See also== * Operation Eagle Claw * Operation Earnest Will * Operation Prime Chance 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gonzo Station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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