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A family rides aboard a helicopter as a group of evacuees is flown to Freetown, Sierra Leone, during Operation Sharp Edge. The evacuees, who are fleeing the civil war in Liberia, were first processed aboard one of the ships of an amphibious ready group that is on station off the Liberian coast

A woman and child fleeing Liberia's civil war wait to be evacuated aboard a Marine Corps helicopter on the grounds of the U.S. Embassy during Operation Sharp Edge. After processing aboard one of the ships of an amphibious ready group on station off the Liberian coast, evacuees are flown to Sierra Leone. The ready group is also helping to evacuate civilians caught in Liberia's civil war

A woman and child fleeing Liberia's civil war wait to be evacuated aboard a Marine Corps helicopter on the grounds of the U.S. Embassy during Operation Sharp Edge. After processing aboard one of the ships of an amphibious ready group on station off the Liberian coast, evacuees are flown to Sierra Leone. The ready group is also helping to evacuate civilians caught in Liberia's civil war

A man and two children fleeing Liberia's civil war wait to be evacuated aboard a Marine Corps helicopter on the grounds of the U.S. Embassy during Operation Sharp Edge. After processing aboard one of the ships of an amphibious ready group on station off the Liberian coast, evacuees are flown to Sierra Leone. The ready group is also providing personnel and logistic support for the embassy

A woman and child wait to board a helicopter aboard the tank landing ship USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST-1197) for a flight to Freetown, Sierra Leone, during Operation Sharp Edge. The two were brought to the Barnstable County after being evacuated from the midst of the civil war in Liberia

Evacuees sit aboard a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 162 (HMM-162) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter while en route to Freetown, Sierra Leone, during Operation Sharp Edge. The evacuees, who are fleeing the civil war in Liberia, were first processed aboard one of the ships of an amphibious ready group that is on station off the Liberian coast

A flight deck crewman carries an infant across the flight deck of the tank landing ship USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST-1197) after taking the child off of a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter during Operation Sharp Edge. Civilians are being brought aboard U.S. Navy ships off the coast of Liberia after being evacuated from the midst of that country's civil war

A woman carries her daughter across the flight deck of the tank landing ship USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST-1197) after disembarking from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter during Operation Sharp Edge. Civilians are being brought aboard U.S. Navy ships off the coast of Liberia after being evacuated from the midst of that country's civil war

A Marine buckles the chin strap on a child's cranial helmet before a group of evacuees boards a Marine Corps helicopter on the grounds of the U.S. Embassy during Operation Sharp Edge. The evacuees, who are fleeing the civil war in Liberia, were first processed aboard one of the ships of an amphibious ready group that is on station off the Liberian coast

A child lies in its mother's arms aboard a helicopter as a group of evacuees is flown to Freetown, Sierra Leone, during Operation Sharp Edge. The evacuees, who are fleeing the civil war in Liberia, were first processed aboard one of the ships of an amphibious ready group that is on station off the Liberian coast

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Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE

Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Davis Iii

Release Status: Released to Public

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30/08/1990
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label_outline Explore Liberian Coast, Liberian, Sharp Edge

At Camp Fuji, Japan (JPN), US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Robbert Willis, with Sierra Battery, 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, looks down the barrel of an M198 155 mm Medium Towed Howitzer

Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to fire their M-249 squad automatic weapons from the stern of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) during weapons training held prior Operation Sharp Edge. The SAIPAN is on station off the coast of Liberia

Navy and Marine officers receive an operational status briefing in the wardroom aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2). The SAIPAN is on station off the coast of Liberia for Operation Sharp Edge

Civilians disembark from a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 162 (HMM-162) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter at the Lungi airport, just north of Freetown, Sierra Leone, during Operation Sharp Edge. The civilians, who were evacuated from the midst of the civil war in Liberia, were processed aboard a U.S. Navy ship off the coast of Liberia before being flown to Sierra Leone

A family has one of its bags searched while being processed aboard the tank landing ship USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST-1197) prior to a flight to Freetown, Sierra Leone, during Operation Sharp Edge. The family was brought to the BARNSTABLE COUNTY after being evacuated from the midst of the civil war in Liberia

Off-duty sailors and Marines congregate on the weather decks aboard the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181). The Sumter is on station off the coast of Liberia for Operation Sharp Edge

Military personnel take part in a brief ceremony following the arrival of medical supplies and equipment at Freetown International Airport. The 436th Military Airlift Wing C-5A Galaxy aircraft, standing in background, delivered the material as part of a U.S. humanitarian effort to provide food and other necessities to five African countries stricken by war and famine

An Iraqi mother brings her child to a US Army (USA) Task Force 1ST Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment (1-63 Armor) temporary medical facility to receive an oral Polio vaccine as part of a Medical Civil Affairs Program (MEDCAP) in the Northern city of Byhassan during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A member of the West Virginia Army National Guard bandages a baby's leg while the mother watches during Task Force III, a civic action project in which the guard is constructing a road network and providing health and veterinary services to inhabitants of the Puenta Grande area

A pallet of supplies is passed on a wire highline rig between the fleet oiler USNS NEOSHO (T-AO 143) and the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) as an underway replenishment is conducted off the coast of Liberia during Operation Sharp Edge. Marines embarked aboard the SAIPAN have been sent to the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia, to augment security and evacuate U.S. and foreign nationals from the fighting between government and rebel forces

A Marine at the U.S. Embassy places a life preserver on a child before a group of evacuees boards a helicopter during Operation Sharp Edge. The helicopter will carry the evacuees, who are fleeing Liberia's civil war, to one of the ships of an amphibious ready group on station off the Liberian coast. The ready group is also providing personnel and logistic support for the embassy

Two mess management specialists aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) make cookies in preparation for the arrival of evacuees from the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia. The SAIPAN is on station off the coast of Liberia for OPERATION SHARP EDGE

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