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An M-35A2 2 1/2-ton cargo truck of the 24th Infantry Division, loaded with supplies, is driven into a rapid-response vehicle cargo ship for deployment to Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield

An M-1 Abrams main battle tank is loaded aboard the rapid-response vehicle cargo ship USNS REGULUS (T-AKR-292) for transportation to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield

An M-1 Abrams main battle tank is loaded aboard the rapid-response vehicle cargo ship USNS REGULUS (T-AKR-292) for transportation to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield

An M-1 Abrams main battle tank of the 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) is loaded aboard a rapid-response vehicle cargo ship for deployment to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield

Equipment of the 24th Infantry Division is loaded aboard a rapid-response vehicle cargo ship in preparation for deployment to Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield

An M-35 2.5-ton cargo truck assigned to the Army's 1ST Cavalry Division is driven off of the end of the stern ramp of the Saudi Arabian roll-on/roll-off cargo ship SAUDI HAIL during unloading operations. The SAUDI HAIL transported vehicles and other equipment back from the Persian Gulf region, where they were used during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

A crane on the Military Sealift Command-chartered vessel MAERSK CONSTELLATION lowers an M-2A2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle to the pier as equipment is delivered during Operation Desert Shield

Tug boats maneuver the rapid-response vehicle cargo ship USNS BELLATRIX (T-AKR-288) as the vessel, loaded with 24th Infantry Division equipment bound for Saudi Arabia, departs from port during Operation Desert Shield

The rapid-response vehicle cargo ship USNS REGULUS (T-AKR-292) enters port to take on 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) equipment for deployment to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield

A crane lowers an M-35A2 2-1/2 ton cargo truck aboard a rapid-response vehicle cargo ship as equipment of the 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) is loaded for deployment to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield

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Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD

Base: Savannah

State: Georgia (GA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: Unknown

Release Status: Released to Public

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label_outline Explore Rapid Response Vehicle Cargo Ship, Ton Cargo Truck, Infantry Division

A hospital corpsman stands by as a working party aboard the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) prepares to move supplies below decks during an underway replenishment with the combat stores ship USNS SPICA (T-AFS-9). The ships are part of the U.S. Navy force in the gulf supporting Operation Desert Shield

The Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 4 lies tied up at Pier 12 North. The ship's deck aft of its bridge has been submerged to permit the unloading of three U.S. Navy ocean minesweepers. The minesweepers have returned to Norfolk after being deployed for 14 months in the Persian Gulf region in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Well-wishers standing on a pier to view the arrival of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) battle group watch as the guided missile destroyer USS SAMPSON (DDG-10) passes by. The battle group is returning to Mayport after being deployed in the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Sergeant Glen Dickhaus, (right), Airborne Rigger, 24th Aerial Delivery Support Detachment, Aviano AB, Italy, operates a crane as they prepare a Towed Howitzer (105mm) M119 A1/A2 for placement on a pallet while other members ensure proper placement on the dunnage. When the howitzer is dropped, by parachute, the dunnage compresses on impact absorbing the shock

Medical personnel attached to the 1ST Tactical Fighter Wing tend to patients during Operation Desert Shield

UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) and AH-1 Cobra helicopters are loaded aboard the rapid-response vehicle cargo ship USNS CAPELLA (T-AKR-293) for transportation back to Germany in the aftermath of Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm. The helicopters are encased in protective plastic for shipping

The guided missile destroyer USS SAMPSON (DDG-10) comes alongside the pier as the ship returns to Mayport after serving in the Persian Gulf region during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

A starboard beam view of the Military Sealift Command combat stores ship USNS SPICA (T-AFS-9) underway during Operation Desert Shield

An M34 2 1/2 ton truck is offloaded from the rapid response cargo ship USNS ANTARES (T-AKR 294) during Exercise REFORGER'85

A starboard beam view of the frigate USS BREWTON (FF-1086) underway north of Diego Garcia en route to the Persian Gulf after the invasion of Kuwait by Iraqi forces

The pilot of an SH-3 Sea King helicopter watches the guided missile destroyer USS GOLDSBOROUGH (DDG-20), underway during Operation Desert Shield

A view from the 350 ton overhead crane, looking down and forward, showing the traverse bulkhead arrangement and cargo holds of the Military Sealift Command's new vehicle transport ship USNS GILLILAND (T-AKR 298) under conversion in drydock #11 at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation

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