A pair of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 164 (HMM-164) AH-1W Sea Cobra helicopters prepare to takeoff from the amphibious assault ship USS TRIPOLI (LPH-10). The TRIPOLI is operating off the coast of Mogadishu, Somalia, during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. Four AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-surface missiles and an M-260 2.75-inch rocket launcher are mounted on the right weapons station of the front helicopter
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE
Base: USS Tripoli (LPH 10)
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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