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U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 3 (CLR-3),

Crewmembers aboard the 210-foot Coast Guard Cutter

US COAST GUARD FISHERIES BOARDING

161116-N-OH262-352 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (November 16,

A port side view showing the Russian Federated Navy (RFN) Dubna Class Replenishment Oiler, PECHENGA, being escorted by a harbor patrol craft as it enter Apra Harbor, Guam (GU). The ship is one of four RFN Ships participating with two US Navy Ships in Passing Exercise 2006 (PASSEX 06) off the coast of Guam. PASSEX 06 is an exercise designed to increase interoperability between the two navies while enhancing the strong cooperative relationship between Russia and the United States

A starboard bow view of the US Navy (USN) Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) being fitted out at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., and adjacent piers

A stern view of the guided missile frigate DE WERT (FFG-45), left, and two other guided missile frigates moored at the Bath Iron Works Corp. shipyard. Construction on the DE WERT is complete

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Two U.S. Navy ocean minesweepers, foreground, lie tied up over the submerged deck of the Dutch heavy lift ship Super Servant 3. Three ocean minesweepers and a mine countermeasures ship are being loaded aboard the Super Servant 3 for transportation to the Persian Gulf, where they will support U.S. forces sent to the region in reaction to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

Workers in a small boat pass by the partially submerged superstructure of the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. Three U.S. Navy ocean minesweepers and a mine countermeasures ship are being loaded aboard the SUPER SERVANT 3 for transportation to the Persian Gulf, where U.S. forces are operating in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) is in the background

A tug boat pushes the ocean minesweeper USS ADROIT (MSO-509) over the submerged deck of the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. Three ocean minesweepers and a mine countermeasures ship are being loaded aboard the SUPER SERVANT 3 for transportation to the Persian Gulf, where they will support U.S. forces sent to the region in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

A tug boat pushes on the stern of the mine countermeasures ship USS AVENGER (MCM-1). The AVENGER and three ocean minesweepers are being loaded aboard the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3 for transportation to the Persian Gulf, where they will support U.S. forces sent to the region in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

A crewman maneuvers a work boat near the mine countermeasure ship USS AVENGER (CMC-1), positioned alongside the ocean minesweeper USS ADROIT (MSO-509) on the submerged deck of the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. The SUPER SERVANT 3 is transporting the vessels, along with other minesweepers, to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

Crewmen aboard the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3 stand by as preparations are made to take on three U.S. Navy ocean minesweepers and a mine countermeasures ship. The SUPER SERVANT 3 will transport the four ships to the Persian Gulf, where U.S. forces are operating in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

A tug boat moves past the partially submerged superstructure of the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. Three U.S. Navy ocean minesweepers and a mine countermeasures ship are being loaded aboard the SUPER SERVANT 3 for transportation to the Persian Gulf, where they will support U.S. forces sent to the region in reaction to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) is in the background

Tug boats move in to guide the ocean minesweeper USS IMPERVIOUS (MSO-449) over the submerged deck of the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. The superstructure of the Super Servant 3 is at right. The SUPER SERVANT 3 will carry the IMPERVIOUS, two other ocean minesweepers and a mine countermeasures ship to the Persian Gulf, where U.S. forces are operating in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

The ocean minesweeper USS LEADER (MSO-490) lies tied up over the submerged deck of the Dutch heavy lift ship Super Servant 3. The LEADER, two ocean minesweepers and a mine countermeasures ship are being loaded aboard the Super Servant 3 for transportation to the Persian Gulf, where they will support U.S. forces sent to the region in reaction to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

Crewmen in a small boat come alongside the partially submerged superstructure of the Dutch heavy lift ship Super Servant 3. A U.S. Navy mine countermeasures ship and three ocean minesweepers are being loaded aboard the Super Servant 3 for transportation to the Persian Gulf, where they will support U.S. forces sent to the region in reaction to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

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Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk

State: Virginia (VA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Dunn

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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19/08/1990
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A view of the superstructure of the memorial battleship USS MASSACHUSETTS (BB 59) as seen from the ship's stern. The No. 3 Mark 6 16-inch/45-caliber guns are in the foreground

171016-N-IO414-008 BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Oct. 16

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

A view from the forecastle of the Mark 7, 16-inch, 50-caliber guns and superstructure of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62). In the background is the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV-64)

Crewmen man the rails as the destroyer USS SPRUANCE (DD-963) returns to port after participating in Operation Desert Storm. The superstructure of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) is in the background

Aerial view of the Destroyer and Submarine Piers and the surrounding area

A close-up view of a Mark 16 Phalanx close-in weapons system (CIWS) aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72)

Operation Support Democracy, Amphibious assault craft (AAC) storm the beach at Vieques Island with smoke layers masking the landing force behind them. The exercise is taking place to maintain operational readiness in preparation for the invasion of Haiti. A tank landing ship (LST) is partially hidden in the background

Starboard bow view of the US Navy (USN) AVENGER CLASS: MINE COUNTERMEASERURES VESSEL, USS DEXTROUS (MCM 13), underway in the Klawr Abd Allah (KAA) waterway while conducting mine countermeasures operation in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A port quarter view of the aft superstructure of the repair ship USS VULCAN (AR 5) in the Virginia Capes

A view of stacks and radar masts on the superstructure of the guided missile destroyer USS KING (DDG-41)

The large harbor tug MENOMINEE (YTB-790) maneuvers the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) as the ship departs for the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

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crewmen boat superstructure dutch ship super servant ship super servant navy mine countermeasures navy mine countermeasures ship ocean minesweepers three ocean minesweepers super servant transportation persian gulf support u forces region reaction iraq invasion kuwait naval air station virginia foreign naval visits norfolk naval air station us navy high resolution ph 3 dunn norfolk virginia us national archives