Sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS
Summary
Sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry man the rails while arriving at Naval Base San Diego. Harpers Ferry is returning to homeport after participating in Operation Tomodachi, the tsunami relief effort in Japan, and performing a crew swap with the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown. Harpers Ferry returns home after being forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan since 2002. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Spencer Mickler)
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Date
10/06/2011
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