'Columbia', rejoined her division on 24 September off Vella LaVella, as patrols to intercept Japanese shipping continued.
This operation continued through the night; platoon-sized ambush patrols were sent out along Highway 4 north of Dong Tam but could not intercept many communists.
The following player turn the patrol (or a successful intercepting force, which may itself remain on patrol in the sea hex) may intercept enemy naval moves or give ground support to an attack (carriers may never give Defensive Air Support to ground units).
Combating a surge of illegal immigration attempts, naval and air patrols off Australia's northwest coast have so far this month intercepted a record 10 Indonesian boats trying to land 872 passengers - mostly from Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan - in remote places.
The month, legislation was introduced in the federal Parliament to authorize patrols to intercept suspect boats in international waters.
Operations further afield were reduced due to the low cloud but three German airfields were attacked and an offensive patrol over the front line intercepted German bombers and escorts and drove them off.
On one occasion en route to Ile St. Jean, a British naval patrol intercepted Acadians in a vessel and an Acadian passenger declared "they chose rather to quit their lands and estates than possess them upon the terms propos'd by the English governor."
On 27 November 1916, a patrol of B.E.2cs flying from Seaton Carew intercepted two groups of Zeppelin airships over the North East coast.
Mason's patrols had intercepted a pack train of hides and fine wine just as it reached the border.
Further- more, the bottom of the wadi was a natural pathway, so that any patrols that might be operating from the Arab part of Safad must surely intercept them.