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An artist's concept of LHD 1, similar to the Tarawa-class (LHA 1) amphibious assault ships. LHD 1's primary mission will be embark, deploy, and support all elements of a marine landing force, using air-cushioned landing craft, helicopters, and Harrier aircraft. The electronic and communication systems of the 844-foot ship will allow it to serve as a command post

Crewmen man the Amphibious Assault Ship USS WASP (LHD 1) during the vessel's commissioning ceremony. The first ship in its class, WASP combines flight deck and well deck capabilities with a state-of-the-art combat information center and several newly developed systems

Amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA-1), decommissioned

An artist's concept, by Vincent Piecyk, of an ARLEIGH BURKE Class guided missile destroyer (DDG-51) planned for delivery to the Navy in 1989. Planned armament includes two quadruple Harpoon launch canisters, Tomahawk cruise missiles, Standard-ER (SM-2) missiles in two vertical launch systems, two triple Mark 32 ASW torpedo tubes, a Mark 45 gun mount, and two Phalanx 20mm CIW's

AH-1T Sea Cobra helicopters and CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters line the flight deck as a forklift operator moves cargo aboard the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH-9), stationed off the coast of Beirut. The ship is providing support to U.S. Marines deployed in Lebanon as part of a multi-national peacekeeping force following confrontation between Lebanoni forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization

A UH-1 Iroquois helicopter is silhouetted by the sun as another UH-1 prepares to land on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH 9). The ship is providing support to US Marines deployed in Lebanon as part of a multi-national peacekeeping force following confrontation between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization

A Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 (HMH-464) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter comes in to land on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS RALEIGH (LPD-1) as other ships of the amphibious task force steam in formation behind. The ships and their embarked Marines are at sea in support of Operation Desert Shield

Marine Corps infantrymen from 1ST Bn., 3rd Marines, 3rd Mar. Div., Fleet Marine Force, (BLT 1/3) embark a Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter, that will take them from the amphibious assault ship, USS TARAWA (LHA-1) to a point inland during Operation Valiant Usher 1-81-A

A US Navy Sailor aboard the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS TARAWA (LHA-1), guides Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC-44) into the well deck of the ship to pick up Marines (Not shown) during an amphibious landing operation off the coast of Kuwait in support of the Southwest Asia build-up

An artist's concept of LHD-1, similar to the Tarawa class (LHA 1) amphibious assault ships. LHD-1's primary mission will be to embark, deploy and support all elements of a Marine landing force, using air-cushioned landing craft, helicopters and Harrier aircraft. The electronic and communications systems of the 844-foot ship will allow it to serve as a command post

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Scene Camera Operator: Ingalls Shipbuilding

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Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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15/02/1984
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U.S. Marines participating in T-AKE 14-2 transport

U.S. Marines participating in T-AKE 14-2 transport

Shot of the USS TARAWA (LHA 1) during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ 2001 with 14 Marine Attack Squadron 311 (VMA-311) Harrier aircrafts onboard

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) James Cummings, 65th Communications Squadron (CS) at Lajes Field, Azores, in a manhole troubleshoots a 2400-pair communications cable to bring up communications systems to the Department of Defense (DoD) school system and other building nearby

Crew members man the rails aboard the amphibious assault ship USS ESSEX (LHD-2) as AV-8B Harrier aircraft conduct a flyover during the vessel's commissioning ceremony

An artist's concept of Gruman Aerospace Corporation's proposed advanced tactical fighter (ATF)

The US Navy (USN) Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS HIGGINS (DDG 76) (foreground) and the Indian Hermes Class Aircraft Carrier INS (Indian Navy Ship) VIRAAT (R 22) underway in the Indian Ocean as part of Exercise MALABAR 2005. The exercise is designed to increase interoperability between the two navies while enhancing the cooperative security relationship between India and the United States. The at-sea exercise includes maritime interdiction, surface events, sub-surface, air events, and personnel exchanges. Indian aircraft in the image include a Chetak helicopter (top), Sea King helicopter (left) and a Sea Harrier lifting off the rear of the VIRAAT

An artist's concept of a Soviet SS-18 follow-on intercontinental ballistic missile

A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier attack aircraft prepares for flight operations aboard the Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) on Sep. 18, 2006 in the Persian Gulf. The IWO JIMA is on a six-month deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations and the Global War on Terrorism.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class John Skrzyniarz) (Released)

A Marine Attack Squadron 223 (VMA 223) AV-8B Harrier aircraft reaches the ship's bow as it completes its takeoff roll on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LHD 1) during flight operations off the coast of North Carolina

Colonel (COL) J. Forster, commander, 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing, communicates by radio with the command post during NOMAD THRUST, a chemical warfare exercise designed to test the wing's readiness in case of enemy attack. Forster is wearing an M17 nuclear-biological-chemical mask

An artist's concept of a Soviet Oscar class cruise missile submarine launching two SS-N-19 cruise missiles while submerged

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