 The squadron's next deployment aboard USS "Kitty Hawk" was completed in 1981.In 1986, aboard , VA-94 made history as part of the first nuclear aircraft carrier to transit the Suez Canal and then cruised the Mediterranean for three months, supporting operations against Libya.From February to May 1988, the squadron flew air support for Operation Earnest Will, escorting reflagged Kuwaiti oil tankers in the Persian Gulf.