US Army GEN John Shalikashvili, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of STAFF, right, stands on the deck of the Amphibious Ship, USS NEW ORLEANS, LPH 11. The ship is in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Mogadishu, Somalia. Shalikashvili is touring the area and visited troops assigned to UNOSOM II operations in Somalia. The right side, front nose section, of an UH-1N Huey helicopter is seen at the left. Two members of the NEW ORLEANS flight deck crew are also seen with the General. UNOSOM II is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPEUNOSOM II
Base: Mogadishu
Country: Somalia (SOM)
Scene Camera Operator: SSGT L. Mcqueen
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
19/12/1993
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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