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CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters line the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2) as the vessel docks in port during Operation Desert Shield. The IWO JIMA has returned to port following a boiler room explosion that killed ten crew members

The amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2) pulls into port alongside the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19). Both vessels are among the U.S. Navy ships deployed to the region in support of Operation Desert Shield

Crew members prepare to raise the American flag on the stern of the amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2) upon the vessel's arrival in port. The IWO JIMA is among the U.S. Navy ships deployed to the region in support of Operation Desert Shield

A starboard bow view of the amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2) entering a port during Operation Desert Shield

The amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2) heads out to sea after embarking the Marine units that it will carry to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield. The tank landing ship USS MANITOWOC (LST-1180) is tied up at left

The amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19), and the amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH 2) lie tied up at a pier at the US Navy Administrative Support Unit, Bahrain

Harbor tugs come alongside the amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2) to assist the vessel into port during Operation Desert Shield

Tug boats escort the amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2) as it arrives for a port call. The IWO JIMA is among the U.S. Navy ships deployed to the region in support of Operation Desert Shield

Crew members aboard the amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2) display a banner for television cameras aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19). The news/entertainment television program Good Morning America is being filmed aboard the BLUE RIDGE, which is moored alongside the IWO JIMA. Both vessels are among the U.S. Navy ships deployed to the region in support of Operation Desert Shield

The amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2) comes alongside the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) as it prepares to dock in port during Operation Desert Shield. The IWO JIMA has returned to Bahrain following a boiler room accident aboard the vessel which killed ten crew members

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Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD

Base: USS Iwo Jima(LHD 7)

Country: Bahrain(BHR)

Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John C. Carnes

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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label_outline Explore Ph 2 John, Boiler, Assault Ship Uss Iwo Jima

Machinist's Mate 3rd Class (MM3) Thornton, USN, console operator, passes readings from a boiler to boiler technicians as they perform a surface blow

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US Navy (USN) SEAMAN Allen J. Anderson (right) conducts watch turnover with ENSIGN Joshua W. Christie (left) aboard the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7). The IWO JIMA deployed in the Mediterranean Sea supports Maritime Security Operations (MSO). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class (AW) Amanda M. Williams) (Released)

US Naval officers involved with Fleet Week 2002 watch the WASP class Amphibious Assault Ship USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) pull into Pier 88 at New York City. More than 6000 Sailors, Marines and Coast Guard personnel aboard 22 ships - including six warships returning from deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, sail into New York City for the 15th Annual Fleet Week 2002

Co-host Charlie Gibson interviews a sailor from the miscellaneous flagship USS LA SALLE (AGF-3) during filming of the news/entertainment television program Good Morning America aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19). The BLUE RIDGE is among the U.S. Navy ships deployed to the region in support of Operation Desert Shield

The amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) is moored to a pier following its arrival in port. The vessel has been deployed to the Persian Gulf area during Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm

A U.S. Navy contracted AS-330J Puma helicopter lifts off from the Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) on Sep. 22, 2006 in the Persian Gulf. The IWO JIMA is on a six-month deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations and the Global War on Terrorism.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Christopher L. Clark) (Released)

Vice Admiral (VADM) Henry H. Mauz Jr., commander of the 7th Fleet, addresses the crew of the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Command Ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19). Three USN warships are in port for a goodwill visit

Crew members paint the hull of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) as the ship is docked in port. The BLUE RIDGE has arrived in Yokosuka following deployment in the Persian Gulf area during Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm

U.S. Congressmen, (right to left), Ray LaHood (R-Ill.), Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) and Charles Boustany (R-La.), during a visit aboard the Blue Ridge Class Amphibious Command Ship USS MOUNT WHITNEY (LCC 20) on Sep. 1, 2006. The congressmen are part of a congressional delegation en route to talk with the leadership in Lebanon and Israel about the current Middle East crisis.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Second Class Rosa Larson) (Released)

A starboard bow view of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) underway near its home port of U.S. Naval Station, Yokosuka, Japan. A submarine is underway on the surface behind the BLUE RIDGE

Sailors mustered for a working party stand in formation aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LC-19), foreground, as the ship pulls alongside the combat stores ship USS NIAGARA FALLS (AFS-3) to conduct an underway replenishment during Operation Desert Storm

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