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The amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2) arrives for a port call. The IWO JIMA is among the U.S. Navy ships deployed to the region in support of Operation Desert Shield

Tug boats escort the amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2) as it arrives for a port call. The IWO JIMA is among the U.S. Navy ships deployed to the region in support of Operation Desert Shield

A tug boat helps maneuver the amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2) to the pier as it arrives for a port call. The IWO JIMA is among the U.S. Navy ships deployed to the region in support of Operation Desert Shield

Crew members prepare to raise the American flag on the stern of the amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2) upon the vessel's arrival in port. The IWO JIMA is among the U.S. Navy ships deployed to the region in support of Operation Desert Shield

The amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2) pulls into port alongside the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19). Both vessels are among the U.S. Navy ships deployed to the region in support of Operation Desert Shield

Harbor tugs come alongside the amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2) to assist the vessel into port during Operation Desert Shield

Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2) watch as the ship moves away from the pier. The IWO JIMA is deploying to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield

Sailors and Marines gather on the bow of the amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2) as the ship departs for the Persian Gulf region to support Operation Desert Shield

The amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2) heads out to sea after embarking the Marine units that it will carry to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield

A Marine unit gathers on the deck of the amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2) upon the vessel's arrival in port. The IWO JIMA is among the U.S. Navy ships deployed to the region in support of Operation Desert Shield

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Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD

Country: Bahrain (BHR)

Scene Camera Operator: PHAA Synder

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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01/11/1990
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Crew members man the deck of the attack submarine USS BONEFISH (SS 582) as harbor tugs maneuver the sub into a berth alongside the submarine tender USS FRANK CABLE (AS 40). The BONEFISH was towed to its home port after an on board fire disabled the vessel and claimed the lives of three crew members

A landing craft utility (LCU), attached to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, transits Okinawa Bay after departing amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown's (LSD 42) well deck.

A crew member and a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter are silhouetted on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS TRIPOLI (LPH-10)

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A view from the helicopter deck looking aft at the aft missile launcher on the guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG 47) immediately after time firing of a missile

A hospital corpsman stands by as a working party aboard the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) prepares to move supplies below decks during an underway replenishment with the combat stores ship USNS SPICA (T-AFS-9). The ships are part of the U.S. Navy force in the gulf supporting Operation Desert Shield

Members of C Btry., 1ST Bn., 319th Air Field Arty. Regt., secure M-102 105mm towed howitzers to the slings of 2nd Battalion, 82nd Aviation Brigade UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopters for a two-gun raid training mission during Operation Desert Shield

The Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 4 lies tied up at Pier 12 North. The ship's deck aft of its bridge has been submerged to permit the unloading of three U.S. Navy ocean minesweepers. The minesweepers have returned to Norfolk after being deployed for 14 months in the Persian Gulf region in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

A UH-46 Sea Knight helicopter of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 6 (HC-6) lifts off the deck of the ammunition ship USS SURIBACHI (AE-21) during the first underway replenishment of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72)

The source of the "bang." Members of the first "big" plebe class at U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., shown aboard the U.S.S. Babbitt, destroyer, where the newcomers are examining a deck gun. The boys are having quite a time before the regular opening of the academy for all classes. 9/20/35

Wearing an MCU-2P protective mask as part of a Nuclear-Biological-Chemical (NBC) warfare drill, LT. Thomas Stubblefield signals to the deck edge operator during the launch of an A-7E Corsair aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). The KENNEDY is operating in support of Operation Desert Shield

US Navy (USN) SEAMAN Allen J. Anderson (right) conducts watch turnover with ENSIGN Joshua W. Christie (left) aboard the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7). The IWO JIMA deployed in the Mediterranean Sea supports Maritime Security Operations (MSO). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class (AW) Amanda M. Williams) (Released)

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