 On September 19, 1980, Libyan Air Force planes engaged in an unprecedented number of sorties in the vicinity of USS "John F. Kennedy"'s Battle Group over international waters.F-14's under E-2 control intercepted two Libyan sections, and six and eighteen sections, respectively, on September 20 and 21.On August 29, 1981, after a change of command ceremony, Captain D. Bruce Cargill relieved Captain Hernandez as commander of the USS "John F. Kennedy".