Family members and friends hold signs and balloons as they wait for the destroyer tender USS YELLOWSTONE (AD-41) to tie up at the pier. The YELLOWSTONE is returning to Norfolk following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. An Attack Squadron 35 (VA-35) A-6E Intruder aircraft sits on the YELLOWSTONE's helicopter deck

Line handlers wait on the pier as the large harbor tug ANOKA (YTB-810) moves in to assist the destroyer tender USS YELLOWSTONE (AD-41). The YELLOWSTONE is returning to Norfolk following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. An Attack Squadron 35 (VA-35) A-6E Intruder aircraft sits on the YELLOWSTONE's helicopter deck

Line handlers stand by as a large harbor tug helps bring the destroyer tender USS YELLOWSTONE (AD-41) alongside the pier. The YELLOWSTONE is returning to Norfolk following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. An Attack Squadron 35 (VA-35) A-6E Intruder aircraft sits on the YELLOWSTONE's helicopter deck

Friends and family members of crewmen assigned to the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) hold up their signs, balloons and flags as they welcome the ship home. The WISCONSIN is returning to Norfolk following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Family and friends wait for the arrival of loved ones aboard ships of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) battle group. The vessels are returning to Norfolk after being deployed in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm

Family members and friends wait on the pier for the arrival of the destroyer tender USS YELLOWSTONE (AD-41). The YELLOWSTONE is returning to Norfolk following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Crowd members on the pier hold banners, balloons and flags as they look for their loved ones aboard ships of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) battle group. The vessels are returning to Norfolk following deployment in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm

Family members and friends hold signs and balloons as they wait for the destroyer tender USS YELLOWSTONE (AD-41) to tie up at the pier. The YELLOWSTONE is returning to Norfolk following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. An Attack Squadron 35 (VA-35) A-6E Intruder aircraft sits on the YELLOWSTONE's helicopter deck

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM

Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk

State: Virginia (VA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Dolores L. Anglin

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