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The ocean minesweeper USS ADROIT (MSO-509) ties up at the pier after being unloaded from the Dutch heavy lift SUPER SERVANT 4. SUPER SERVANT 4 carried the ADROIT and two other ocean minesweepers, the USS IMPERVIOUS (MSO-449) and USS LEADER (MSO-490), to Norfolk from the Persian Gulf region, where the minesweepers were deployed for 14 months in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

The ocean minesweeper USS ADROIT (MSO-509) sits aboard the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 4 as the ship's deck is submerged to permit the unloading of the ADROIT and two other ocean minesweepers, the USS IMPERVIOUS (MSO-449) and USS LEADER (MSO-490). SUPER SERVANT 4 carried the minesweepers to Norfolk from the Persian Gulf region, where the minesweepers were deployed for 14 months in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

The ocean minesweepers USS IMPERVIOUS (MSO-449), foreground, and USS ADROIT (MSO-509) sit aboard the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 4 as its deck is submerged to permit minesweepers to be unloaded. The IMPERVIOUS, the ADROIT and a third ocean minesweeper, the USS LEADER (MSO-490), 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

The ocean minesweepers USS IMPERVIOUS (MSO-449), foreground, and USS ADROIT (MSO-509) and USS LEADER (MSO-490), right, sit aboard the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 4 as its deck is submerged to permit minesweepers to be unloaded. 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 work boat comes alongside the ocean minesweeper USS IMPERVIOUS (MSO-449) as it sits on the deck of the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 4. SUPER SERVANT 4 carried the ADROIT and two other ocean minesweepers, the USS IMPERVIOUS (MSO-449) and USS LEADER (MSO-490), to Norfolk from the Persian Gulf region, where the minesweepers were deployed for 14 months in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Tug boats move the ocean minesweeper USS LEADER (MSO-490) clear of the submerged deck of the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 4 as the ocean minesweeper USS IMPERVIOUS (MSO-449)), foreground, waits to be moved. The IMPERVIOUS, the ADROIT and a third ocean minesweeper, the USS LEADER (MSO-490), 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

The ocean minesweeper USS IMPERVIOUS (MSO-449) is moved to the pier after being unloaded from the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 4. SUPER SERVANT 4 carried the Impervious and two other ocean minesweepers, the USS ADROIT (MSO-509) and USS LEADER (MSO-490), to Norfolk from the Persian Gulf region, where the minesweepers were deployed for 14 months in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Harbor tugs steady the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3 prior to the offloading of the mine countermeasures ship USS AVENGER (MCM-1) from the SUPER SERVANT's partially submerged deck. The AVENGER and other vessels are being delivered to the region in support of Operation Desert Shield

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

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

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Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM

Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk

State: Virginia(VA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Christopher L. Ryan

Release Status: Released to Public

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label_outline Explore Navy Ocean Minesweepers, Phan Christopher, Ship Super Servant

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

Well-wishers standing on a pier to view the arrival of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) battle group watch as the guided missile destroyer USS SAMPSON (DDG-10) passes by. The battle group is returning to Mayport after being deployed in the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

A local man from United Arab Emirates displays his collection of Arabic water pipes to the Sailors and Marines from USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75) (not shown) during a sunset safari tour offered by Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) while in port in Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates. Truman is on station in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

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

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)

US Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade Tara "Judy" Golden monitors a surveillance system inside an E-2C Hawkeye aircraft from Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One two Six (VAW-126) while patrolling the skies of the Persian Gulf on the last day of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. The Seahawks are embarked on board USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75)

Supplies for the Navy team repairing an LC-130 Hercules aircraft which crashed in 1971 while on a National Science Foundation mission, are unloaded from an LC-130 of Antarctic Development Squadron 6 (VXE-6). After 3 months of work by the team, the Foundation's LC-130 was able to fly out from the crash site on January 10, 1988

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

Well-wishers on the shore watch the guided missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG-58) pass by upon its arrival at the naval station. The Philippine Sea and other ships of the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-60) battle group are returning to Mayport following their deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

The guided missile destroyer USS SAMPSON (DDG-10) comes alongside the pier as the ship returns to Mayport after serving in the Persian Gulf region during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

A starboard beam view of the Military Sealift Command combat stores ship USNS SPICA (T-AFS-9) underway during Operation Desert Shield

Line handlers stand by on the pier as a commercial tug boat guides the fleet oiler USS PLATTE (AO-186) into its berth at the pier. The PLATTE has returned to Norfolk following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

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