Gunnery Sgt. Jason Topp commits the earthly remains of Private 1st Cla...
Atlantic Ocean (Jul. 10, 2004) Gunnery Sgt. Jason Topp commits the earthly remains of Private 1st Class James J. Shea Jr. to the sea, during a burial ceremony aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Saipan (LHA ... More
Gunnery Sgt. Jason Topp and Gunnery Sgt. Eulogio E. Mangasar Jr., prep...
Atlantic Ocean (Jul. 10, 2004) Gunnery Sgt. Jason Topp and Gunnery Sgt. Eulogio E. Mangasar Jr., prepare to commit the earthly remains of Private 1st Class James J. Shea Jr., USMC, during a burial at sea ceremo... More
U.S. Marines assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) fast...
Atlantic Ocean (Apr. 05, 2004) U.S. Marines assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) fast rope from a CH-46 Sea Knight to the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Saipan (LHA 2). The unit ... More
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
Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class (BM2) Leo Grudzinski, aboard the amphibious...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '81 Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Lon Cabot Release Status... More
A crash crewman stands by ready for immediate action during flight dec...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '81 Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Lon Cabot Release Status... More
A starboard quarter view of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LH...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WEDDING '86 Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: R... More
A CH-53E Super Stallion and a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter are parked o...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WEDDING '86 Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: R... More
Crew members gather on the flight deck to watch a boxing match aboard ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Country: At Sea Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
A surgeon takes a blood pressure reading on a crew member in an operat...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Country: At Sea Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Four US Marines Corps OV-10 Bronco aircraft are parked on the flight d...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Country: At Sea Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Crew members lower the national ensign during evening colors aboard th...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Country: At Sea Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
ENSIGN Stuart H. Johnston, right, keeps watch from the bridge of the a...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '89 Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF Sergeant Scott Stewart ... More
ABOARD USS SAIPAN (LHA-2)....A Navy RADM, right, and a Marine officer ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '89 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc... More
AV-8 Harrier aircraft line the deck as a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael D.P. Flynn Release S... More
Navy personnel wearing camouflage utility uniforms are led to a helico...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke Release Status: Relea... More
Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) file aboard a...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke Release Status: Relea... More
Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) file aboard a...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke Release Status: Relea... More
A sailor monitors the pressure gauges on one of the boilers aboard the...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke Release Status: Relea... More
Navy and Marine mess management specialists aboard the amphibious assa...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke Release Status: Relea... More
Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) practice body...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke Release Status: Relea... More
Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) gather in the...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke Release Status: Relea... More
A Marine officer briefs the crew aboard the amphibious assault ship US...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke Release Status: Relea... More
A bow view of the amphibious assault ships USS WASP (LHD-1), left, and...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery Release Status:... More
An aerial view looking northeast, of a section of the base showing var...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Robert J. Sitar, USN (Ret.) Relea... More
An aerial view of a section of the base showing piers 5 through 9. Tie...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Robert J. Sitar, USN (Ret.) Relea... More
Aviation Boatswains Mate Handler 1ST Class James PETTY directs an airc...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DYNAMIC MIX Base: Uss Saipan (LHA 2) Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Paul W. Brown, USN Release Status: Rele... More
A Navy SEAL participating in Exercise DYNAMIC MIX is pulled from the w...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DYNAMIC MIX Base: Uss Saipan (LHA 2) Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 R.M. Treiber, USN Release Status: Relea... More
Beach MASTER Unit Two (BMU-2), USS SAIPAN (LHA 2), campsite in Capo Te...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DYNAMIC MIX '98 Base: Capo Teulada State: Sardinia Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Paul W. Brown, USN Relea... More
MV-22B Aboard USS Saipan
ABOARD USS SAIPAN (Jan. 17, 1999) An MV-22B "Osprey" makes its landing approach to the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Saipan (LHA 2) during deck landing qualifications. The Osprey is conductin... More
AIRMAN (AN) Rodney Williams of Memphis, Tennessee, removes the tire st...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Saipan (LHA 2) Country: At Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Benjamin D. Olevey, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More
A Landing Signal Enlisted (LSE) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (BM) visuall...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Saipan (LHA 2) Country: At Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Benjamin D. Olevey, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... 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
USS Portland steams through the Atlantic Ocean as one of seven ships a...
At sea with USS Saipan USS Portland (LSD 37) steams through the Atlantic Ocean as one of seven ships attached to Amphibious Task Force-East (ATF-E). All seven ships were deployed early in their schedules to su... 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
The auxiliary fleet oiler Spica prepares to conduct a simultaneous Ref...
At sea with USNS Spica The Military Sealift Command (MSC) combat stores ship Spica prepares to conduct a simultaneous Refueling at Sea (RAS) with Amphibious Assault Ship USS Saipan (LHA 2) (top) and Amphibious ... More
Amphibious assault ship USS Bataan takes on fuel and supplies from the...
At sea with USS Saipan Amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) takes on fuel and supplies from the fleet oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO-194) during an underway replenishment (UNREP). Bataan is deployed with ... 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
USS Saipan conducts V-22 testing
At sea with the amphibious assault ship USS Saipan File# 990826-N-1110A-503
The Military Sealift Command supply ship USNS Patuxent (T-AO-201) cond...
At sea with USS Saipan The amphibious assault ship USS Saipan (LHA 2), left, and the amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce (LPD 15) flank the underway replenishment oilier USNS Patuxent (T-AO-201) during a s... 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
USS Bataan (LHD 5) steams through the Atlantic Ocean as one of seven s...
At sea with USS Saipan USS Bataan (LHD 5) steams through the Atlantic Ocean as one of seven ships attached to Amphibious Task Force-East (ATF-E). All seven ships were deployed early in their schedules to suppo... 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
LCAC approaches USS Saipan
At sea with USS Saipan Landing Craft Air Cushion Six Nine (LCAC-69) assigned to Assault Craft Unit Four (ACU-4) makes its final approach to come aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Saipan during Type Command... 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
Sports star Bo Jackson visits the crew aboard the amphibious assault s...
USS SAIPAN Sports star Bo Jackson visits the crew aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Saipan. The Saipan is conducting upkeep and training exercises at Naval Station, Norfolk, VA. U.S. Navy Photo by Phot... More
Kearsarge (LHD-3) and USS Bataan (LHD-5) sail in formation
At sea with USS Saipan The amphibious assault ships USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) and USS Bataan (LHD-5) sail in formation aft of the assault ship USS Saipan, while conducting simultaneous vertical replenishment (VERTR... 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
Capt. Norma Lee Hackney and Capt. Christopher Hase exchange a salute s...
Aboard USS Saipan Capt. Norma Lee Hackney and Capt. Christopher Hase exchange a salute signifying the change of command aboard the Amphibious Warfare Ship USS Saipan (LHA 2). Capt. Hase, Saipan's Executive Offi... 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
Sea Cadets receive practical training at sea.
At sea aboard the Amphibious Assault Ship USS Saipan Seaman Kelly Jenkins from Somersworth, NH, instructs Sea Cadet Patrick Rosas from Centreville, VA, on how to stand a proper lookout watch while underway. Se... 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
Signalman Third Class (SM3) Young makes flag signals on board USS SAIP...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 2000 Base: Uss Saipan (LHA 2) Country: At Sea Scene Camera Operator: PHAA Schalk, USN Release Status: Release... More
Aviation Boatswains Mate Third Class (AB3) Scoville practices fire fig...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 2000 Base: Uss Saipan (LHA 2) Country: At Sea Scene Camera Operator: PHAA Schalk, USN Release Status: Release... More
Signalman Third Class (SM3) Young tests a signal light onboard the USS...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 2000 Base: Uss Saipan (LHA 2) Country: At Sea Scene Camera Operator: PHAA Schalk, USN Release Status: Release... More
Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) spray do...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Saipan (LHA 2) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Robert Schalk, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More
Quarter MASTER 2nd Class (QM2) Feldhaus, takes a reading with a sextan...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Saipan (LHA 2) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHAA Robert Schalk, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More
Machinist's Mate 3rd Class (MM3) Nicholas Leininger lights boiler #2 i...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Saipan (LHA 2) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Robert Schalk, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More
Aviation Boatswains Mate 3rd Class (AB3) Santos hauls a fuel hose acro...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Saipan (LHA 2) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Robert Schalk, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More
Aviation Maintenance Administrationman 2nd Class (AZ2) Garcia of Islan...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Saipan (LHA 2) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Robert Schalk, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More
Gunners Mate SEAMAN (GMSN) Franklin of Tampa, Florida, fires a modifie...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 2000 Base: Uss Saipan (LHA 2) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Robert Schalk, USN ... More
In Repair Shop 9 (R-9), grinding parts down smooth and clean help pres...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 2000 Base: Uss Saipan (LHA 2) Country: At Sea Scene Camera Operator: Jarrold M. Needle, USN Release Status: R... More
The amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) conducts an underway re...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Saipan (LHA 2) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 David Sidney, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More
The USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) (top) conducts an Underway Replenishment (UR), ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 David Sidney, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Landing Craft Unit 1657 (LCU 1657) embarks for the beach as part of Ex...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS HINGE 2000 Base: Uss Saipan (LHA 2) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Robert Schalk, USN Re... More
Port bow view of the amphibious assault ship USS Saipan (LHA 2)
The Atlantic Ocean (Mar. 01, 2002) Port bow view of the amphibious assault ship USS Saipan (LHA 2) underway off of the Virginia Capes. U.S. Navy photo. File# 020301-N-0000X-015
Saipan � 3, Eisenhower - 0
Norfolk, VA (Jun. 24, 2002) During a playoff game between USS Saipan (LHA 2) and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), Aviation Support Equipment Technician 3rd Class Ricardo Rivera from Panama City, Panama, makes... More
presenting a patient with a USS Saipan (LHA 2) command ball cap
Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, N.Y. (Dec. 06, 2002) Aerographers Mate 1st Class Nathan W. Anderson from Springfield, Mo., presents a patient with a USS Saipan (LHA 2) command ball cap during ... More
U.S. Marines assigned to Camp Lejeune, N.C., load heavy trucks aboard ...
Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Jan. 11, 2003) U.S. Marines load heavy trucks aboard a landing craft transport unit (LCU-1653) for transfer to the amphibious assault ship USS Saipan (LHA 2). Saipan and her embarked 2nd Mar... More
Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class William Pratt, of Sicklerville, N.J., stand...
Suez Canal (Feb. 04, 2003) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class William Pratt, of Sicklerville, N.J., stands watch as Lee Helmsman on the bridge of the amphibious assault ship USS Saipan (LHA 2) during her transit of the... More
Steel Beach picnic aboard USS Saipan.
Arabian Gulf (Mar. 03, 2003) Sailors and Marines take time from a busy ships schedule to enjoy a day without flight operations or training drills. Crewmembers participate in a Captain's Cup jump rope competiti... More
Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Saipan (LHA 2) in praye...
The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 07, 2003) Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Saipan (LHA 2) in prayer during a Muslim religious service. The Saipan is on deployment with Amphibious Task Force East (ATF-E) i... More
The crew of an AH-1W Cobra assigned to Marine Light/Attack Helicopter ...
The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 18, 2003) The crew of an AH-1W Cobra assigned to the Gun Runners of Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadron Two Six Nine (HML/A-269) go through preflight checks prior to the beginning of ... More
Lt. Cmdr. Jim Mcdowell from Virginia Beach, Va., the Mini-Boss aboard ...
The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 23, 2003) Lt. Cmdr. Jim Mcdowell from Virginia Beach, Va., the Mini-Boss aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Saipan (LHA 2), directs aircraft from his station at primary control. The ... More
Marine Aviation Ordnancemen of Marine Helicoper Attack/Light Squadron ...
The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 27, 2003) Marine Aviation Ordnancemen of Marine Helicoper Attack/Light Squadron Two Sixty-Nine (HMA/L-269) haul four AGM-114K Hellfire II air-to-ground missiles to a waiting AH-1W Cobra o... More
Marine Aviation Ordnancemen assigned to the �Gunrunners� of Marine Hel...
Arabian Gulf (Mar. 27, 2003) Marine Aviation Ordnancemen assigned to the Gunrunners of Marine Helicopter Attack/Light Squadron Two Six Nine (HMA/L-269) load an AH-1W Super Cobra aboard the amphibious assault sh... More
U.S. Marines inspect live ordnance on an AH-1W Super Cobra before flig...
The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 27, 2003) SSgt. Lorienzo Garner of Orangeburg, S.C., and GySgt. Greg Scott of Centralia, Ill., inspect live ordnance on an AH-1W Super Cobra before flight operations aboard the amphibious... More
U.S. Navy oral surgeon, Captain Sam Young performs a wisdom tooth extr...
The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 31, 2003) U.S. Navy oral surgeon, Captain Sam Young performs a wisdom tooth extraction on a sailor with the assistance of Dental Technician 2nd Class Valarie Butler, aboard the amphibious... More