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The tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) arrives in port during a West African training cruise

The tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) moves into a berth upon arriving in port. The SUMTER is visiting Togo during a West African training cruise

A view of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) tied up at port. The SUMTER is visiting the city during a six-month West African training cruise

A crew member looks over the railing as the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) departs for a six-month West African training cruise

A view of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) tied up at port. The SUMTER is visiting the city during a six-month West African training cruise

Crew members man the rail of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) as the ship departs for a six-month West African training cruise. In the background is the tank landing ship USS NEWPORT (LST 1179)

A view from the deck looking toward the bow of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) as it pulls into the harbor. The SUMTER is visiting the city during a West African training cruise

A rough terrain fork lift truck transports cargo onto the tank landing sh ip USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST-1197) through the stern ramp at a port during the ship's 1991 West African Training Cruise

Embassy officials board assault amphibian vehicles in the well of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181). The SUMTER is visiting the city during a West African training cruise

The tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) arrives in port during a West African training cruise

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Base: Nouakchott

Country: Mauritania (MRT)

Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, USN

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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15/12/1988
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label_outline Explore West African, Ship Uss Sumter, Tank Landing Ship

A crew member prepares for a boxing match aboard the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB 63). The ship is en route to Hawaii prior to a cruise to Australia and around the world

A port beam view of the tank landing ship USS SCHENECTADY (LST-1185) underway off the coast of San Diego

The battleship USS MISSOURI (BB 63) participates in an underway replenishment with the fleet oiler USNS PAWCATUCK (T-AO 108). The battleship is on an around-the-world shakedown cruise

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

A port quarter view of the tank landing ship USS FAIRFAX COUNTY (LST-1193) on the Potomac River arriving at Alexandria, VA for a port visit to the ship's namesake, Fairfax County. This is the last visit before the ship is transferred to the Australian Navy later this month

A combined US and Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) task group steams in formation at the close of the at-sea portion of the Singapore phase of COOPERATION AFLOAT READINESS AND TRAINING (CARAT). The task group consists of (from left to right): US Navy (USN) Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS RUSSELL (DDG 59); USN Whidbey Island Class Dock Landing Ship USS FORT McHENRY (LSD 43); Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) Lurssen FPB 45 Class Fast Attack Craft Missile RSS SEA WOLF; RSN Landing Ship Tank (LST) RSS RESOLUTION; USN Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS McCAMPBELL (DDG 85); RSN Victory Class Corvette RSS VICTORY; RSN Fearless Class Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)...

A vehicle and personnel landing craft (LCVP) from the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST-1181) lies tied up with other craft alongside a floating causeway at Onslow Beach during the joint services exercise Solid Shield '89

A stern view of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) underway

Crewmen pose for a photo with Australian girls visiting the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB 63) during an open house. The MISSOURI is on an around-the-world shakedown cruise after being recommissioned

Crew members from the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) help local residents paint the interior of a hospital during a community relations project. The SUMTER is visiting the city during a six-month West African training cruise

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

High oblique view of Naval Base Guantanamo Bay looking southwest. Vessels in port include (left to right) the guided missile destroyer USS DALGREN (DDG-43) and a Spruance class destroyer moored at pier L, the guided missile destroyer USS FARRAGUT (DDG-37) moored at pier A and the guided missile cruiser USS WAINRIGHT (CG-28) and the Venezuelan frigate GENERAL SOUBLETTE (F-24) moored at wharf B

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