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A close up view of the starboard bow of the TARAWA CLASS AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) as it gets a tow entering the harbor at Naval Station Rota, Spain. The SAIPANS crew will assist in wash-down and inspection of all land vehicles onboard ship during the port visit

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: PO2 Kieth W. Devinny Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service More

A starboard view of the stern of the TARAWA CLASS AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) as it gets a tow entering the harbor at Naval Station Rota, Spain. The SAIPANS crew will assist in wash-down and inspection of all land vehicles onboard ship during the port visit

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Navy Unique Base: Naval Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: PO2 Keith W. Devinney Release Status: Rele More

A port side view of the TARAWA CLASS AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) as it gets a tow entering the harbor at Naval Station Rota, Spain. The SAIPANS crew will assist in wash-down and inspection of all land vehicles onboard ship during the port visit

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: PO2 Kieth W. Devinney Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

A U.S. Navy search and rescue swimmers (SAR) Air Warfare System's Operator Second Class Randy Eaton and Damage Controlman Second Class Christopher Johnson are hoisted out of the water by an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, from Helicopter Sea Combat Support Squadron 26, during a combined training with SAR personnel from the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) in the Mediterranean Sea on Aug. 24, 2006. SAIPAN is currently underway conducting maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Patrick W. Mullen III) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Patrick W. Mullen, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

A U.S. Navy search and rescue swimmer is hoisted out of the water by an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter (left), from Helicopter Sea Combat Support Squadron 26, while the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) performs small boat operations during training in the Mediterranean Sea on Aug. 24, 2006. SAIPAN is currently underway conducting maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Patrick W. Mullen III) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Patrick W. Mullen, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

A U.S. Navy search and rescue swimmer (SAR) is hoisted out of the water by an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, from Helicopter Sea Combat Support Squadron 26, during a combined training with SAR personnel from onboard the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) in the Mediterranean Sea on Aug. 24, 2006. SAIPAN is currently underway conducting maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Patrick W. Mullen III) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Patrick W. Mullen, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

A US Navy (USN) MH-60S Knighthawk, Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 6 (HC-6), Chargers, Naval Air Station (NAS) Norfolk, Virginia (VA), gets hooked up with a bundle of ammunition, bound for a nearby Navy vessel, from the flight deck onboard the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) at sea. The SAIPAN is at sea conducting training exercises for a scheduled deployment

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Gary L. Johnson III, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

An overhead view of the US Navy (USN) Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) taken from a USN MH-60S Seahawk helicopter as it flies over the ship. The SAIPAN is currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean en route to her new homeport of Norfolk, Virginia (VA), after a successful 91-day deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). (SUBSTANDARD)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Gary L. Johnson III, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

The Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) guided to the pier by tugboats as her Sailors man the rails. The SAIPAN returned to Naval Station (NS) Norfolk, Virginia (VA), after completing a three-month surge deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Josn Davis J. Anderson, Usn Release Status: Released More

Starboard view of the US Navy (USN) Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) guided to the pier by tugboats as her Sailors man the rails. The SAIPAN returned to Naval Station (NS) Norfolk after completing a three-month surge deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Laura A. Moore, Usn Release Status: Released to More

U.S. Navy Sailors on board the Whidbey Island Class Dock Landing Ship USS ASHLAND (LSD 48) secure the ensign before getting underway from Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek on November 16, 2006. The ASHLAND will relieve Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN John Suits) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN John Suits, USN Release More

U.S. Navy Sailors of Whidbey Island Class Dock Landing Ship USS ASHLAND (LSD 48) man the rails as the ship gets underway from Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek on November 16, 2006. The ASHLAND will relieve Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN John Suits) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN John Suits, USN Release More

U.S. Navy line handlers from the Harpers Ferry Class Dock Landing Ship USS OAK HILL (LSD 51) stand by to assist the Whidbey Island Class Dock Landing Ship USS ASHLAND (LSD 48) for deployment from Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek on November 16, 2006. The ASHLAND will relieve Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN John Suits) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN John Suits, USN Release More

U.S. Navy Sailors listen intently to their instructor during History 1301, a Naval College Program for Afloat College Education course, onboard the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) while the ship is underway in the Indian Ocean on Aug. 22, 2006. The program gives Sailors the opportunity to experience challenging education and continue their personal and professional growth while on sea duty assignments. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Erik K. Siegel) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Erik K. Siegel, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1658 (right), assigned to Assault Craft Unit 2, prepares to enter the well deck aboard the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) after it successfully completed small boat operations in the Mediterranean Sea on Aug. 24, 2006. SAIPAN is currently underway conducting maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Patrick W. Mullen III) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Patrick W. Mullen, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

Aerial port bow view of the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) as it sails in the Mediterranean Sea on Aug. 24, 2006. SAIPAN is currently underway conducting maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Patrick W. Mullen III) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Patrick W. Mullen, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr More

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter performs flight operations off the starboard side of the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during operations in the Mediterranean Sea on Aug. 31, 2006. In the foreground are Sailors working on an MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter from Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron Squadron 15. SAIPAN is currently underway on a routine deployment in support of the Global War On Terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Patrick W. Mullen III (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Patrick W. Mullen, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr More

U.S. Navy Sailors aboard several Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats and Landing Craft Utility 1658 wait to enter the well deck of the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during operations in the Mediterranean Sea on Aug. 31, 2006. SAIPAN is currently underway conducting maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo Mass Communication SPECIALIST Second Class Steven J. Weber) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Steven J. Weber, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Ph More

U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility 1658 and several Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats prepare to enter the well deck of the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during operations in the Mediterranean Sea on Aug. 31, 2006. SAIPAN is currently underway conducting maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo Mass Communication SPECIALIST Second Class Steven J. Weber) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Steven J. Weber, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Ph More

U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility 1658 performs small boat operations in the Mediterranean Sea on Aug. 31, 2006. The LCU is embarked onboard the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2). (U.S. Navy PHOTO by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN McKinley Cartwright) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mckinley Cartwright, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit More

U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility 1658 (back) and several Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats prepare to enter the well deck of the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during operations in the Mediterranean Sea on Aug. 31, 2006. SAIPAN is currently underway conducting maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo Mass Communication SPECIALIST Second Class Steven J. Weber) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Steven J. Weber, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Ph More

U.S. Navy GUNNER's Mate Third Class Juan Gonzales uses a 7.62 mm M14 rifle to fire a line from the deck of his ship, the Military Sealift Command Henry J. Kaiser Class Oiler USNS KANAWHA (T-AO 196), to the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during underway replenishment operations between the two ships in the Mediterranean Sea on Sept. 1, 2006. SAIPAN is currently underway conducting maritime security operations. (Navy photo By Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Gary L. Johnson III) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Gary L. Johnson III, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog More

U.S. Navy Deck Seamen onboard the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) prepare to conduct an underway replenishment operation in the Mediterranean Sea on Sept. 1, 2006. SAIPAN is currently conducting maritime security operations in the area. (Navy photo By Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Gary L. Johnson III) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Gary L. Johnson III, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog More

U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) enjoy the view as their ship sails through the Suez Canal in Egypt on Sept. 2, 2006. SAIPAN is currently underway conducting maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Patrick W. Mullen III) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Patrick W. Mullen, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr More

U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) enjoy the view as their ship transits through the Suez Canal in Egypt on Sept. 2, 2006. SAIPAN is currently underway conducting maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Patrick W. Mullen III) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Patrick W. Mullen, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr More

U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) enjoy the view as their ship transits through the Suez Canal in Egypt on Sept. 2, 2006. SAIPAN is currently underway conducting maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Patrick W. Mullen III) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Patrick W. Mullen, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr More

U.S. Navy Sailors aboard a Landing Craft Vehicle personnel boat is lowered over the side of the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during operations in the Gulf of Aden on Sept. 6, 2006. SAIPAN is currently underway conducting maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN McKinley Cartwright) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Mckinley Cartwright, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo More

U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate Handler Third Class Theodore Nkwocha signals to an MH-53E Super Stallion helicopter that it is clear to depart the flight deck of the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during operations in the Gulf of Aden on Sept. 7, 2006. SAIPAN is currently underway conducting maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf. (Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Patrick W. Mullen III) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Patrick W. Mullen, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr More

U.S. Navy Hull Technician 1ST Class Billy D. King uses a gas tungsten arc welder to patch together piping aboard the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during operations in the Gulf of Aden on Sept. 7, 2006. SAIPAN is currently underway conducting maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Erik Siegel) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Erik K. Siegel, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

U.S. Navy Quartermaster Second Class Jason Lentz checks the distance between his ship, the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2), and the Military Sealift Command Henry J. Kaiser Class Oiler USNS LEROY GRUMMAN (T-AO 195) in preparation for an underway replenishment operation in the Gulf of Aden on Sept. 9, 2006. SAIPAN is currently underway conducting maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Gary L. Johnson III) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Gary L. Johnson III, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog More

U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate Handler Third Class Dukins Admettre signals an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Support Squadron 26 during an underway replenishment operation on the flight deck of the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) in the Gulf of Aden on Sept. 9, 2006. SAIPAN is currently underway conducting maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Gary L. Johnson III) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Gary L. Johnson III, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog More

U.S. Navy CHIEF Aviation Ordnanceman Zachary A. MacDonald prepares to strike at CHIEF Aviation Structural Mechanic Christopher Carlson's"Red Man"bag during a boarding team training aboard the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) in the Gulf of Aden on Sept. 11, 2006. SAIPAN is currently underway conducting maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Erik Siegel) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Scene Major Command Shown: USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Erik K. Siegel, USN Release Status: Released to Publi More

(From bottom-to-top), Aerial starboard view of the U.S. Navy Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser USS ANZIO (CG 68), the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69), and the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2), as they sail in formation during a photographic exercise in the Arabian Sea on Nov. 20, 2006. The ships are currently deployed in support of maritime security operations in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Patrick W. Mullen III) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arabian Sea Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Patrick W. Mullen III, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

U.S. Navy Sailors and numerous F/A-18 Hornet aircraft are seen on the flight deck of the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69) while the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2), (back), navigates alongside the carrier in the Arabian Sea on Nov. 20, 2006. Both ships are currently conducting maritime security operations in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN David Danals) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN David Danals, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita More