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The ocean minesweeper USS IMPERVIOUS (MSO-449) is moved into position over the submerged deck of the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. Three U.S. Navy ocean minesweepers and a mine countermeasures ship 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. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) is in the background

The ocean minesweeper USS LEADER (MSO-490) is secured over the submerged deck of the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. Three U.S. Navy ocean minesweepers and a mine countermeasures ship 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. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) is in the background

The ocean minesweeper USS LEADER (MSO-490) is tied up over the submerged deck of the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. The SUPER SERVANT 3 will carry the LEADER, two other ocean minesweepers and a mine countermeasures ship to the Persian Gulf, where U.S. forces are operating in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) is in the background

Crewmen aboard the ocean minesweeper USS LEADER (MSO-490) stand by as their ship is moved into position over the deck of the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. Three U.S. Navy ocean minesweepers and a mine countermeasures ship 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. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) is in the background

The ocean minesweeper USS LEADER (MSO-490) is moved into position over the submerged deck of the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. The LEADER, two other ocean minesweepers and a mine countermeasures ship 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

The ocean minesweeper USS LEADER (MSO-490) lies tied up over the submerged deck of the Dutch heavy lift ship Super Servant 3. The LEADER, two ocean minesweepers and a mine countermeasures ship 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

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 mine countermeasures ship USS AVENGER (MCM-1), right, is pulled into place beside the ocean minesweeper USS LEADER (MSO-490) over the submerged deck of the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. The SUPER SERVANT 3 will carry the IMPERVIOUS, two other ocean minesweepers and a mine countermeasures ship to the Persian Gulf, where U.S. forces are operating in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) is in the background

The ocean minesweeper USS LEADER (MSO-490) is moored to the submerged deck of the heavy lift ship SUPER VERVANT 3 in preparation for transportation to the Middle East. The SUPER SERSVANT 3 will transport the Leader and other minesweepers to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65), which will also be deploying to the Middle East, is moored in the background

The ocean minesweeper USS ADROIT (MSO-509) is moved over the submerged deck of the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. Three U.S. Navy ocean minesweepers and a mine countermeasures ship 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. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) is in the background

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Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD/STORM

Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk

State: Virginia (VA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Steven Batiz

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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Capt. Dee Mewbourne, commanding officer of USS Enterprise

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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

The US Navy (USN) Harpers Ferry Class Dock Landing Ship, USS CARTER HALL (LSD 50) (right) performs a replenishment at sea (RAS) with the Royal Navy (British) Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service (RFAS) Appleleaf Class Support Tanker, HMS BAYLEAF (A 109) (left), while on a regularly scheduled deployment in the Persian Gulf to conduct a Maritime Security Operation (MSO) in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Petty Officer 1st Class Charmaine Bacon, assigned to

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 port bow view of the ocean minesweeper USS FORTIFY (MSO 446) underway off the Virginia Capes

An HH-46A Sea Knight helicopter of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 5 (HC-5) carries a load of supplies from its base aboard the combat stores ship USNS SPICA (T-AFS 9) to the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65) during vertical replenishment operations. The SPICA's cargo was loaded at the Naval Supply Depot at Naval Base Subic Bay, Philippines

Operation Support Democracy, Amphibious assault craft (AAC) storm the beach at Vieques Island with smoke layers masking the landing force behind them. The exercise is taking place to maintain operational readiness in preparation for the invasion of Haiti. A tank landing ship (LST) is partially hidden in the background

J02 Hardman Mediterranean Sea....A starboard bow view of the ocean minesweeper USS Fearless (MSO-442) underway. The Fearless is part of the Naval Reserve Force Atlantic Fleet. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

Sailors move an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Thunderbolts

The large harbor tug MENOMINEE (YTB-790) maneuvers the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) as the ship departs for the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

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