Left side front view of a four US Marine Armored Amphibious Vehicles (AAV) with the closest one to the camera backing into a space next to the others. The Marine Corps Flag waves atop one of the AAVs. They are from the 15th Marine Expeditionary force unit BLT 2/9, Camp Pendleton, California. The AAVs were deployed from the Austin Class; Amphibious Transport Dock Ship; USS JUNEAU (LPD 10) (not shown) as part of Operation Restore Hope
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE
Base: Mogadishu Airport
Country: Somalia (SOM)
Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry Mitchell
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
05/01/1992
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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