Aviation Boatswain�s Mate assigned to the Air Department, V-1 division...
At sea aboard USS Saipan Aviation Boatswains Mate assigned to the Air Department, V-1 division safely lands a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter while conducting missions in the Atlantic Ocean. Navy and Marine Corps ... More
Aviation Boatswain�s Mate 3rd Class Barron Montowski from Bailey, Colo...
At sea aboard USS Saipan Aviation Boatswains Mate 3rd Class Barron Montowski from Bailey, Colo., inspects his MK-1 inflatable life preserver, commonly called a float coat, before flight quarters aboard the amph... More
Sailor mans his station during an unrep
At sea aboard USS Saipan Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Carlos S. Prothro from Atlanta, Ga. mans his underway replenishment station as the Military Sealift Command ship USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) provides needed suppli... More
epair Division crewmembers pull Command Master Chief Abraham Jackson f...
At sea aboard USS Saipan Repair Division crewmembers pull Command Master Chief Abraham Jackson from Powhatan, La., in a 12,000-pound tow tractor 50 feet in the winning time of 16 seconds. The event was part of... More
Electrician's Mate Fireman Alexander Pena, of Miami, Fla., receives on...
At sea aboard USS Saipan Electrician's Mate Fireman Alexander Pena, of Miami, Fla., receives on-the-job training (OJT) as he assists Lt. Jared Brooks, of San Diego, Calif., in a hernia repair operation. Saipan ... More
Ship�s personnel go through chemical, biological, and radiological (CB...
At sea aboard USS Saipan Ships personnel go through chemical, biological, and radiological (CBR) monitoring procedures during a general quarters (GQ) drill. Saipan is conducting post-disaster mitigation interv... More
Rolling Airframe Missile RIM-116A into the aft launcher
At sea aboard USS Saipan Fire Controlmen 3rd Class Jason Rhoads from Virginia Beach, Va. (top left), Desiree Truet from Beacon, N.Y. (bottom left), Jeff Howard from Mobile, Ala. (top right), and Jacob Brennan f... More
USS Saipan - CH-53, US Navy Photogrpah
At sea aboard USS Saipan Aviation Boatswains Mate 3rd Class Dennis Edwards from Brooklyn, NY, directs a CH-53 Sea Stallion during flight deck operations. Saipan is conducting underway training in the Atlantic ... More
An Aviation Boatswain's Mate signals the launches of a CH-53D Sea Stal...
At sea aboard USS Saipan An Aviation Boatswain's Mate signals the launches of a CH-53D Sea Stallion from the ships flight deck. Saipan is currently deployed in the Arabian Gulf conducting combat missions in sup... More
Airman signals that an aircraft on spot nine requests fuel
At sea aboard USS Saipan Airman Ges Miyashiro from Honolulu, Hawaii, signals that an aircraft on spot nine requests fuel to the acting Aircraft Handling Officer, standing watch in flight deck control. Saipan i... More
An AH-1W Super Cobra lands aboard ship.
At sea aboard USS Saipan Aviation Boatswains Mate 3rd Class Jennifer Rohrbaugh from Pittsburgh, Pa., signals an AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter assigned to Marine Air Group 29, embarked aboard the amphibious assau... More
Members of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) board a CH-46 �Sea...
At sea aboard USS Saipan Members of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) board a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter during a beach-landing Type Commander Amphibious Training (TCAT) exercises off the coast of North... More
Brenan Gray from Harrisburgh, Va., attached to 2nd Marine Expeditionar...
At sea aboard USS Saipan Cpl. Brenan Gray from Harrisburgh, Va., attached to 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) mans a 25 millimeter machine gun mount while on lookout watch during transit through the Strai... More
Lance Cpl. Daniel Stephens from Halifax, Nova Scotia looks through a t...
At sea aboard USS Saipan Lance Cpl. Daniel Stephens from Halifax, Nova Scotia, monitors the shoreline along the Suez Canal during a transit into the Red Sea. Saipan is on a regularly scheduled six-month deploym... More
Land Craft Utility 1660 (LCU 1660) assigned to Amphibious Craft Unit T...
At sea aboard USS Saipan Land Craft Utility 1660 (LCU 1660) assigned to Amphibious Craft Unit Two (ACU 2) off-loads a U.S. Marine Corps Abrams M1-A1 Main Battle Tank assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Un... More
A Main Battle Tank Retriever vehicle assigned to the 24th Marine Exped...
At sea aboard USS Saipan A Main Battle Tank Retriever vehicle assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) is off-loaded from Land Craft Utility 1660 (LCU 1660) in Saipan's Well Deck. Saipan is cur... More
Preparing Anthrax vaccine aboard USS Saipan.
At sea aboard USS Saipan Hospital Corpsman Steve Chartier from Lehigh Acres, Fla., assigned to Combat Service Support Company 22-2 prepares syringes with anthrax vaccine. The vaccine consists of a series of si... More
Arming shipboard Close-In Weapon System (CIWS)
At sea aboard USS Saipan Aviation Maintenance Administrationman 2nd Class Garcia of Island Park, NY loads a Close-in Weapon System (CIWS) gun mount with 20mm ammunition, during a general quarters drill aboard t... More
Hoisting the, US Navy Photogrpah
At sea aboard USS Saipan Aerographers Mate 3rd Class William Newton from Pittsburgh, Pa., hoists the Navy Jack. The Flag is being flown in honor of the events of September 11th, 2001. Under direction of the S... More
Operation Specialist 2nd Class Darien O'Neal prepares to check his Gas...
At sea aboard USS Saipan Operation Specialist 2nd Class Darien O'Neal prepares to check his Gas Mask (MCU-2/P) for a proper seal. Saipan is responding to deployment orders received to support the war on terror... More
Quartermaster 3rd Class Richard Jones from Alexandria, La., plots a co...
At sea aboard USS Saipan Quartermaster 3rd Class Richard Jones from Alexandria, La., plots a course as Saipan conducts an underway replenishment. Saipan is responding to deployment orders in support of Operatio... More
Fire Controlman prepares a Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) for upload i...
At sea aboard USS Saipan Fire Controlman Petty Officer 3rd Class Brian Lewis from Pittsburgh, Pa., prepares a Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) for upload into the guided missile's launching system. The RAM missi... More
Testing Aqueous Film Forming Foam
At sea aboard USS Saipan Aviation Boatswain's Mate Airman Todd Hackleman from Texarkana, Texas, and Aviation Boatswain's Mate Airman Yaquelin Chicas from Union City, N.J., test Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) ... More
Machinery Repairman 2nd Class Justin Stahlecker, of Wheatridge, Colo.,...
At sea aboard USS Saipan Machinery Repairman 2nd Class Justin Stahlecker, of Wheatridge, Colo., polishes a universal vice stop with a surface grinder aboard USS Saipan (LHA 2). The amphibious assault ship was o... More
An AH-1W Super Cobra lands aboard ship.
At sea aboard USS Saipan Avaiation Boatswains Mate 3rd Class Jennifer Rohrbaugh from Pittsburgh, Pa., signals an AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter assigned to Marine Air Group 29, embarked aboard the amphibious assa... More
A doctor monitors the respiration of a patient during surgery in the o...
At sea aboard USS Saipan Lt. Cmdr Lester Hilbert from Chesapeake, Va., monitors the respiration of a patient during surgery in the ships onboard operating room. Saipan is currently on deployment with Amphibious... More
Advanced Chemical Protective Garments while on an investigation team d...
At sea aboard USS Saipan Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class William Pratt from Sicklerville, N.J., Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Kevin Mayberry of Beeville, Texas and Aviation Store Keeper 2nd Class Joven Sarimiento of Pi... More
Ship lowers flag while preparing to enter port.
At sea aboard USS Saipan Operations Specialist 2nd Class Allen Claros of San Diego, Calif., lowers the National Ensign as the amphibious assault ship pulls into Tarragona, Spain, for a port visit. Saipan is ope... More
A CH-53E flies over the Atlantic Ocean at sunrise during Deck Landing ...
At sea aboard USS Saipan A CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to the Condors of Marine Helicopter Light Squadron Four Six Four (HMH-464) flies over the Atlantic Ocean at sunrise during Deck Landing Qualification's ... More
Land Craft Utility 1660 (LCU 1660) assigned to Amphibious Craft Unit T...
At sea aboard USS Saipan Landing Craft Utility 1660 (LCU 1660) assigned to Amphibious Craft Unit Two (ACU 2) off-loads a U.S. Marine Corps Abrams M1-A1 Main Battle Tank assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary... More
Mess Management Specialist 3rd Class Anthony Naranjo from Reno, Nev., ...
At sea aboard USS Saipan Mess Management Specialist 3rd Class Anthony Naranjo from Reno, Nev., prepares dinner rolls for the wardroom mess. Petty Officer Naranjo attended the Culinary Institute of America throu... More
Cobra helicopters from Helicopter Light Attack Squadron Two Six Nine (...
At sea aboard USS Saipan AH-1W "Cobra" helicopters from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron Two Six Nine (HMLA-269) get directions prior to lift off from USS Saipan off the coast of North Carolina. Saipan ... More