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Japan Coast Guard Vessel Yashima
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The black beach on Iwo To, formerly known as Iwo Jima,
Divers from the 1730th Pararescue Squadron watches events above the surface while another just beneath the surface monitors the progress of an Air Force HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter that is being raised from 1,800 feet of water. The helicopter, which crashed into the ocean 5.6 miles off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, is being recovered by a joint U.S./Japanese salvage team
A port bow view of the US Navy (USN) Aircraft Carrier, USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63), sailing past a small group of Japanese fishing vessels in Sagami Bay, while exiting the harbor at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, to begin its post upkeep underway period in the western Pacific Ocean
A rusting Japanese naval gun from World Ear II frames a view of the beach
A sailor based out of Atsugi, Japan, visiting Iwo Jima looks down into the remains of a beached ship submerged in sand and water
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Iwo Jima
Country: Japan (JPN)
Scene Camera Operator: PH2 David C. Mercil, USN
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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sailor
atsugi
japan
iwo
jima
iwo jima
ship
sand
water
high resolution
ph 2 david
us national archives
Date
14/11/2000
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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