"We were expecting a naval armada," said Shepard Smith, a Fox News anchor reporting from Louisiana.

The conglomeration of approximately forty ships with 23,000 crewmembers and 300 aircraft, was arguably the most powerful naval armada ever assembled.

But the intent is clear - use a naval armada in the Adriatic Sea to deny Slobodan Milosevic's forces the fuel they need to operate in Kosovo.

How would we feel if a foreign power positioned a naval armada off our coast to protect its "interests" and bring "stability" to our region?

A naval armada of 70 ships under Charner's command and 3,500 soldiers under the command of General de Vassoigne were transferred from northern China to Saigon.

A huge naval armada stood offshore, ready and waiting to haul away the last of the fleeing diplomats, dependents, and Marine guards.

This threat has faded, with some 200,000 foreign troops concentrated to defend this country and a formidable naval armada backing them.

Most of the naval armada is intended to support and protect the aircraft carriers or to enforce the United Nations economic sanctions against Iraq.

Other military experts said the issue could be rendered moot simply by the stated purpose of the naval armada.

The combined Allied naval armada would have been the largest ever assembled, including 42 aircraft carriers, 24 battleships, and 400 destroyers and destroyer escorts.