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Several sailors gather below decks aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61)to listen to the ship's decommissioning ceremony. Bad weather forced the cancellation of an outdoor ceremony

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Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk

State: Virginia (VA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Stephen Batiz

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26/10/1990
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label_outline Explore Bad Weather, Cancellation, Ph 2 Stephen Batiz

Chapel services are held on the deck of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61). During good weather services are held on deck rather than in the ship's chapel

CHIEF of Naval Operations ADM Frank B. Kelso II listens to a reporter's question during a press conference at the Pentagon regarding the Navy's investigation of the April 19, 1989, explosion aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). After a review of all available evidence concerning the cause of the blast, the Navy's official conclusion is that the exact cause cannot be determined.

A hospital corpsman stands by as a working party aboard the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) prepares to move supplies below decks during an underway replenishment with the combat stores ship USNS SPICA (T-AFS-9). The ships are part of the U.S. Navy force in the gulf supporting Operation Desert Shield

A sailor stands by on the pier near the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) which is bedecked with bunting for the change of command ceremony during which Admiral Frank B. Kelso relinquishes his position as Commander in CHIEF, United States Atlantic Command, to Admiral Leon A. Edney. Kelso will be replacing Admiral Carlisle A.H. Trost as CHIEF of Naval Operations

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

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

Soviet Sailors perform a traditional Russian dance for the large crowd of American Sailors gathered on the decks of the Replenishment Oiler USS MILWAUKEE (AOR 2). Three Soviet ships are in Norfolk for a five-day goodwill visit. The Guided Missile Cruiser MARSHAL USTINOV (CG 088), the Guided Missile Destroyer OTLICHNYY (DDG 434) and the Replenishment Oiler GENRIKH GASANOV are the first Soviet naval vessels to visit an American military port

Crew members man the rail aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) during a pass in review ceremony for officials of the Central America nation of Belize. On the right is the guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG 47)

The battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) fires its Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns during NATO Exercise BALTOPS '85

Sailors maintain order as a crowd waits to welcome crew members from ships in the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) battle group. The vessels are returning to Norfolk after being deployed in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm

The three Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun turrets of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) are fired during a main battery firing exercise

A woman holds a child on her shoulders as she waits for the arrival of the fleet oiler USS PLATTE (AO-186). The PLATTE is returning to Norfolk following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

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