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CMDR T. M. Hayes, left, commanding officer of the tank landing ship USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST-1197), talks with a group of West African officers in his office. Several officers from West African nations are aboard the BARNSTABLE COUNTY as observers during its journey from Brazil to the Congo at the start of the 1991 West Africa Training Cruise

A West African officer watches as two petty officers work in a repair locker aboard the tank landing ship USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST-1197) during a general quarters drill. Several officers from West African nations are aboard the BARNSTABLE COUNTY as observers during its journey from Brazil to the Congo at the start of the 1991 West Africa Training Cruise

A West African officer uses the ship's binoculars to watch the impact area as weapons training is conducted aboard the tank landing ship USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST 1197). Several officers from West African nations are aboard the BARNSTABLE COUNTY as observers during its journey from Brazil to the Congo at the start of the 1991 West Africa Training Cruise

CMDR T. M. Hayes, right, the commanding officer of the tank landing ship USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST-1197), greets a Congolese navy officer during the ship's visit to the Congo. Pointe Noire is the BARNSTABLE COUNTY'S first port of call during the 1991 West Africa Training Cruise

Sailors assigned to the sea and anchor detail aboard the tank landing ship USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST-1197) man their stations as the ship comes alongside the pier during the annual West Africa Training Cruise. The BARNSTABLE COUNTY will visit eight nations during the six-week cruise, conducting training with the armed forces of each host nation, working on community relations projects and delivering humanitarian aid

A vehicle and personnel landing craft returns to the tank landing ship USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST-1197) off the coast of the West African island of Sao Tome. The island is one of the ports of call during the BARNSTABLE COUNTY'S 1991 West African Training Cruise

LT. Rich Torez, a member of the Association of Naval Services Officers (ANSO), escorts junior Reserve Officer Training Candidates (ROTC) Hispanic students from Orange Glen and Escondido High Schools down the pier at the 32nd St. Naval Base to the guided missile cruiser USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN (CG-57) for a tour. The guided missile cruiser USS LONG BEACH (CGN-9) is tied up to the pier in the background

A Marine color guard and sailors from the tank landing ship USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST-1197) stand at attention at the start of a memorial service in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on the island of Bioko. The BARSTABLE COUNTY is visiting West African countries during its 1991 West African Training Cruise

A West African officer fires an M-60E3 machine gun during weapons training aboard the tank landing ship USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST-1197). Several officers from West African nations are aboard the BARSTABLE COUNTY as observers during its journey from Brazil to the Congo at the start of the 1991 West Africa Training Course

LT Eric Hansen, the medical officer of the tank landing ship USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST-1197), watches as a West African officer adjusts his camera as they pull into Pointe Noire for the first port call of the 1991 West Africa Training Cruise. Several officers from West African nations traveled aboard the BARNSTABLE COUNTY as observers during its journey from Brazil to the Congo at the start of the annual cruise

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Base: Pointe Noire

Country: Congo(COG)

Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael D. P. Flynn

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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