A sailor assigned to the combat stores ship USS SYLVANIA (AFS-2) is reunited with his wife upon the ship's return to Norfolk following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

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A sailor assigned to the combat stores ship USS SYLVANIA (AFS-2) is reunited with his wife upon the ship's return to Norfolk following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMDESERT SHIELD

Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk

State: Virginia (VA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: JO3 Donna Miles

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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Date

18/03/1991

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Location

36.94547, -76.29769

Google Map of 36.9454727, -76.2976913

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Source

The U.S. National Archives

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https://catalog.archives.gov/

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