A flight deck crew member stands by as a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 164 (HMM-164) AH-1W Sea Cobra helicopter prepares to lift off from the amphibious assault ship USS TRIPOLI (LPH-10). Four AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-surface missiles and an M-260 2.75-inch rocket launcher are mounted on the helicopter's right weapons station. The TRIPOLI is operating off the coast of Mogadishu, Somalia during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE
Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)
Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Aw) Joseph Dorey
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
15/12/1992
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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