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Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay
Country: Cuba (CUB)
Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Brian Mortimer
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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guantanamo bay naval base
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space program
Date
23/10/1992
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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