 The missile failed to hit either of the F-14s and the American pilots destroyed both Libyan aircraft with AIM-9L "Sidewinder" missiles.These were the first aerial combat victories in U.S. Navy F-14s and the first for the U.S. since the Vietnam War.From 24 July to 14 August 1983, F-14s assigned to USS "Dwight D. Eisenhower" were involved in Operation Arid Farmer, the code-name for U.S. military assistance to Sudan, Egypt and the government of Hissène Habré of Chad during the Chadian-Libyan conflict.