Members of a base women's organization discuss where they will hang their yellow ribbons as they prepare for the arrival of the amphibious assault ship USS OKINAWA (LPH-3). The ship is stopping at Subic Bay during its return voyage to San Diego after its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Members of a base women's organization wait with their signs and banners for the arrival of the amphibious assault ship USS OKINAWA (LPH-3). The ship is stopping at Subic Bay during its return voyage to San Diego after its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Members of a base women's organization display one of their banners as they wait for the arrival of the amphibious assault ship USS OKINAWA (LPH 3). The ship is stopping at Subic Bay during its return voyage to San Diego after its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for OPERAITON DESERT SHIELD and OPERATION DESERT STORM

A woman waves a flag as she stands on the pier to welcome the amphibious assault ship USS OKINAWA (LPH-3). The ship is stopping at Subic Bay during its return voyage to San Diego after its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

A woman holds up a message as she stands on the pier to welcome the amphibious assault ship USS OKINAWA (LPH-3). The ship is stopping at Subic Bay during its return voyage to San Diego after its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Sailors begin to disembark from the amphibious assault ship USS OKINAWA (LPH-3) as others wave from the flight deck and catwalks. The OKINAWA has returned to San Diego following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Three medical officers assigned to Fleet Surgical Team 1 and two women who came to meet them gather for a photograph following the officers' arrival aboard the amphibious assault ship USS OKINAWA (LPH-3). The OKINAWA has returned to San Diego following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Members of a base women's organization discuss where they will hang their yellow ribbons as they prepare for the arrival of the amphibious assault ship USS OKINAWA (LPH-3). The ship is stopping at Subic Bay during its return voyage to San Diego after its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

description

Summary

The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM

Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay

State: Luzon

Country: Philippines (PHL)

Scene Camera Operator: PHC Chet M. King

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

date_range

Date

24/03/1991

place

Location

32.68484, -117.13002

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Source

The U.S. National Archives

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Link

https://catalog.archives.gov/

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