 In 1987, the squadron completed two short Westpac cruises aboard USS "Midway", from January to March 20 and April 23 to July 13, with port calls in Subic Bay, Philippines, Hong Kong, and Sydney, Australia.From November 1987 to February 1988, the squadron participated in Operation Earnest Will, the escorting of reflagged Kuwaiti tankers through the Persian Gulf.In late 1988 and again in 1989, the squadron embarked aboard USS "Midway" and made deployments to the Indian Ocean, along with several shorter deployments in the Western Pacific.