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Falkland Islands Exlcusion Enforcement

May 1982;

The British have suffered a couple of major defeats in their conflict with Argentina over the Falkland Islands. ARA General Belgrano was able to slip past the HMS Conqueror and sink the HMS Hermes with it's guns. Additionally, Argentinian Aircraft were able to fire on and sink the HMS Sheffield and HMS Glasgow.
As a result of these losses, the United Kingdom was forced to appeal to their allies and the United Nations to assist them in this conflict. Thatcher's good friend, American President Ronald Reagan, was able to convince congress to allow him to deploy a part of the US Navy to establish an exclusion and no-fly zone around the Falkland Islands. All ships or aircraft operating inside the exclusion zone are to be declared hostile. Royal Navy ships have agreed to anchor in or around the Falkland Islands for the duration of the USN's stay so as to not violate the exclusion zone and be subject to attack.
For this operation, the USN has rushed the USS America through it's repair period and deployed it to the region. Additionally, the USS Iowa was rushed through it's return-to-service shakedown after being in-reserve for 24 years and has also been deployed to the islands to potentially provide gunfire support with it's massive 16" guns. This marks the first deployment of a Battleship to a conflict area since New Jersey went to vietnam in 1968 and since the 4 Iowas went to Korea in 1951.
The Argentinian government has stated that since the islands are their terratory, they can move through it as they please, and they will fire on any ships or aircraft preventing them from doing so.