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A crew member aboard the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) fires an M2 .50-caliber machine gun during a firing exercise aboard the ship which is on a six-month West African training cruise

A crew member looks over the railing as the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) departs for a six-month West African training cruise

Members of the ship's Marine detachment wait for clearance to fire an M-2 .50-caliber machine gun as weapons training is conducted aboard the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) during Operation Desert Shield

Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Watt, executive officer of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181), and a Harbor Patrol pilot prepare to get the ship underway for a six-month West African training cruise. In the background is the tank landing ship USS NEWPORT (LST 1179)

Crew members from the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) and other guests dine with local residents during the ship's visit. The SUMTER is visiting Mauritania during a six-month West African training cruise

Crew members man the rail of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) as the ship departs for a six-month West African training cruise. In the background is the tank landing ship USS NEWPORT (LST 1179)

Mess Management SPECIALIST 2nd Class Reed says goodbye to his family before departing on a six-month West African training cruise aboard the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181)

Sailors aboard the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) participate in a line crossing initiation ceremony where wogs, Sailors who have never crossed the Equator, will become shellbacks. The SUMTER is in the Atlantic Ocean on a six-month West African

The tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) arrives in port during a West African training cruise

Crew members aboard the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) remove protective head phones after an M2 .50-caliber machine gun firing exercise aboard the ship which is on a six-month West African training cruise

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Base: USS Sumter (LST 1181)

Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, Usnr-R

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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11/01/1989
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crew crew members ship uss sumter ship uss sumter lst head phones head phones gun exercise cruise us navy ships united states ships united states navy reserve tank landing ship machine gun us navy high resolution uss sumter ph 2 milton savage west african m 2 heavy machine gun us national archives