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An elevated starboard beam view of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter MORGENTHAU (WHEC-722) with a U.S. Navy Patrol Squadron 69 (VP-69) P-3 Orion aircraft overhead and the Panamanian patrol boat PACQUIACO (P-301) alongside. The aircraft and ships are participating in Operation Close Look, a multi-agency international drug interdiction mission

An elevated starboard beam view of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter MORGENT...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CLOSE LOOK Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Josn Tim W. Boyles Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

A starboard view of the patrol combatant missile hydrofoil USS HERCULES (PHM 2) underway in the gulf. The HERCULES operates out of Key West, Florida, as part of PHM Squadron 2, which is used extensively in the nation's drug interdiction program

A starboard view of the patrol combatant missile hydrofoil USS HERCULE...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Gulf Of Mexico Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Mark Kettenhoffen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Crewmen aboard the patrol combatant missile hydrofoil USS TAURUS (PHM 3) recover an inflatable boat that was used by the ship's Coast Guard law enforcement detachment (LEDET) to carry a boarding party to a suspicious vessel. The TAURUS and the other hydrofoils of PHM Squadron 2 patrol the waters around Florida as part of the nation's drug interdiction program

Crewmen aboard the patrol combatant missile hydrofoil USS TAURUS (PHM ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Taurus (PHM 3) Country: Gulf Of Mexico Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Ac) Mark S. Kettenhofen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

An aerostat over the Florida coastline aids Joint Task Force 4 drug interdiction work by tracking the movement of shipping and planes

An aerostat over the Florida coastline aids Joint Task Force 4 drug in...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Ac) Scott M. Allen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An underside view of an E-2C Hawkeye aircraft on a Joint Task Force 4 drug interdiction patrol

An underside view of an E-2C Hawkeye aircraft on a Joint Task Force 4 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Ac) Scott M. Allen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG) D.G. Doherty, a member of a Coast Guard law enforcement team aboard a hydrofoil patrol combatant missile ship on a Joint Task Force 4 drug interdiction patrol, establishes communication with a merchant vessel about to be boarded

Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG) D.G. Doherty, a member of a Coast Guard...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Ac) Scott M. Allen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A member of a law enforcement team watches a container ship from the doorway of a Helicopter Light Anti-submarine Squadron 94 (HSL 94) SH-2F Seasprite helicopter during a drug interdiction operation

A member of a law enforcement team watches a container ship from the d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: JOC Rich Beth Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

CAPT. Douglas C. Bauer, right, a U.S. Navy historian, tours the engine room of the Greek frigate HS Limnos (F-451) with CMDR. C. Nikitiadis, the ship's commanding officer. The Limnos is one of the ship's of the Maritime Interdiction Force (MIF), which was formed during Operation Desert Shield to enforce U.S. sanctions against Iraq.

CAPT. Douglas C. Bauer, right, a U.S. Navy historian, tours the engine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Members of a boarding party from the guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44) prepare to search the smokestack during an inspection of the Turkish freighter Rize K, the first freighter approved by the United Nations to deliver humanitarian aid to Iraq. The PRATT is the flagship of the Maritime Interdiction Force, the unit charged with enforcing U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

Members of a boarding party from the guided missile destroyer USS WILL...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Stanley K. Jordan, left, and GUNNER's Mate 3rd Class Matthew Groenewold, both members of a boarding party from the guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44), stand guard on the fantail of the Turkish freighter Rize K. during an inspection of the vessel. The Rize K is the first freighter approved by the United Nations to deliver humanitarian aid to Iraq. The PRATT, circling in the background, is the flagship of the Maritime Interdiction Force, the unit charged with enforcing U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Stanley K. Jordan, left, and GUNNER's Mate ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

Commandos stand by aboard the French destroyer FS JEAN DE VIENNE (D-643) during a maritime interdiction mission. The French ship, part of the Maritime Interdiction Force, has been assisting in the enforcement of U.S. trade sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

Commandos stand by aboard the French destroyer FS JEAN DE VIENNE (D-64...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

The guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44) breaks away after taking on fuel from the Military Sealift Command-operated fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO-188). The PRATT is conducting Maritime Interdiction Force missions in support of U.S. trade sanctions against Iraq in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm

The guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44) breaks away...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

The guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44) takes on fuel from the Military Sealift Command-operated fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO-188) as a CH-46D Sea Knight conducts vertical replenishment with the PRATT. The destroyer is conducting Maritime Interdiction Force missions in support of U.N. trade sanctions against Iraq in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm

The guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44) takes on fu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

ALIEN MIGRANT INTERDICTION OPERATION

ALIEN MIGRANT INTERDICTION OPERATION

Windward Passage (Jun. 29)--Haitian migrants are brought aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless (WMEC 624) after being interdicted at sea. USCG photo by PA2 Robin Ressler

A port bow view of the miscellaneous flagship USS LA SALLE (AGF-3) docked in port. The LA SALLE is in the region in support of maritime interdiction operations

A port bow view of the miscellaneous flagship USS LA SALLE (AGF-3) doc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Bahrain(BHR) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Charles Stover Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft is launched from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) during maritime interdiction operations

A Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft is lau...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Stover Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

LT. CMDR. Klara Varga, a prosthondontist stationed aboard the destroyer tender USS YOSEMITE (AD-19), examines Engineman 2nd Class James Moffitt's teeth while the ship is in the region in support of maritime interdiction operations

LT. CMDR. Klara Varga, a prosthondontist stationed aboard the destroye...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Bahrain(BHR) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Charles Stover Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A starboard bow view of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) during maritime interdiction operations

A starboard bow view of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Stover Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A port bow view of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) during maritime interdiction operations

A port bow view of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) duri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Stover Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A bow view of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) during maritime interdiction operations

A bow view of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) during ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Charles Stover Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

ALIEN MIGRANT INTERDICTION OPERATION

ALIEN MIGRANT INTERDICTION OPERATION

Coast Guardsman pass a Haitian baby up to the ship after being rescued at sea during interdiction operations off of Haiti. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO

HAITIAN MIGRANT INTERDICTION - ATLANTIC

HAITIAN MIGRANT INTERDICTION - ATLANTIC

CARIBBEAN SEA (Nov. 16)--One of the haitian children is safely escorted to the flight deck by Legare crewmember Seaman Holly Harant. The Coast Guard Cutter Legare rescue 301 haitian migrants off the coast of H... More

US Navy (USN) Surface Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC) aboard their 11-meter Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIB) from Naval Special Warfare Boat Units, stand by on the stern of the Sudan Line, Dry Cargo Ship, M/V EL OBEID, while conducting Leadership Interdiction Operations, (LIO), in the North Arabian Sea, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Navy (USN) Surface Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC) aboard th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Arabian Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Kevin H. Tierney, USN Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

A Colombian Navy (Armada De La Repbulica) Vessel Boarding Search and Seizure (VBSS) team comes aboard the US Navy (USN) Guided Missile Cruiser USS YORKTOWN (CG 48), from their Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) while conducting a Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) training exercise, during the 43rd annual UNITAS Exercise. UNITAS is the largest multi-national naval exercise conducted with naval forces from the Caribbean Sea, South and Central America and the USN. The exercises focus on building multinational coalition while promoting hemispheric defense and mutual cooperation

A Colombian Navy (Armada De La Repbulica) Vessel Boarding Search and S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS 43-03 Base: Uss Yorktown (CG 48) Scene Major Command Shown: USS Yorktown (CG 48) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Martin Mad... More

A Royal Navy (British), Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) Team, from the TYPE 42 CLASS; Destroyer, Her Majestys Ship (HMS) CARDIFF (D 108) (not shown), operates a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) while conducting Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO), in the Arabian Sea. HMS CARDIFF along with other coalition ships is operating in the Central Command Area of Responsibility (AOR) supporting United Nations sanctions, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A Royal Navy (British), Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) Team, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Arabian Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Brien Aho, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

During a Weapons Interdiction mission, US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) Joshua Smith, a Forward Observer with Task Force Tacoma, uses a thermal imager to ensure the impact zone is clear, prior to a coalition air strike on an area from where insurgents have launched munitions

During a Weapons Interdiction mission, US Army (USA) Private First Cla...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Balad State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott Reed, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

The US Navy (USN) Los Angeles Class Attack Submarine USS ALEXANDRIA (SSN 757), gets assistance from a commercial tugboat, while conducting mooring operations after arriving in port at Goa, India, during Exercise MALABAR 04. The Exercise includes maritime interdiction, air events, surface and sub-surface events, and personnel exchanges, and is designed to increase interoperability between the two navies while enhancing the cooperative security relationship between India and the United States

The US Navy (USN) Los Angeles Class Attack Submarine USS ALEXANDRIA (S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MALABAR 2004 Base: Goa Country: India (IND) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Todd Macdonald, Usn Release Status: Released to Publi... More

COAST GUARD DRUG BUST, US Coast Guard Photo

COAST GUARD DRUG BUST, US Coast Guard Photo

AT SEA (Oct. 4, 2004)--A gunner in an MH-68 Stingray helicopter from the Helicopter Interdiction Squadron from Jacksonville, Fla., patrols a drug transit zone along side the Coast Guard cutter Gallatin from Cha... More

A U.S. Air Force A/OA-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 355th Fighter Squadron sits on the flight line at night prior to a training mission on Dec. 20, 2004 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The mission of the 355th Fighter Squadron includes air strike control, close air support, target interdiction, combat escort, and combat search and rescue. (USAF PHOTO by SENIOR AIRMAN Joshua Strang) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force A/OA-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 355th Fighte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joshua Strang, USAF Release Status:... More

US COAST GUARD MIGRANT INTERDICTION

US COAST GUARD MIGRANT INTERDICTION

GREAT BAHAMAS BANK (May 28, 2005)--One-hundred and sixty-two Haitians on a 42-foot sail freighter were intercepted after being at sea for 10 days by Coast Guard cutters Confidence and Metompkin. The Haitians w... More

Chilean Special Forces Sailors armed with a Heckler and Koch 9mm MP5-N sub-machine guns and a 5.56 mm M4 carbines simulates maritime interdiction operations aboard the Chilean Navy Prat Class; Guided Missile Destroyer BLANCO ENCALADA (D 15), while underway in the Pacific Ocean on Aug. 26, 2006, during Exercise Panamax 2006. Panamax is a multinational training exercise tailored to the defense of the Panama Canal, involving civil and military forces from the region. (U.S. Navy PHOTO by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 2nd Class Christopher Perez) (Released)

Chilean Special Forces Sailors armed with a Heckler and Koch 9mm MP5-N...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Carney (DDG 64) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Christopher Perez, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Support Squadron 25 conduct flight maneuvers as the Military Sealift Command Mars Class Combat Stores Ship USNS CONCORD (T-AFS 5) sails in the background in the Pacific Ocean on June 8, 2006. The Seahawk antisubmarine helicopter is a twin-engine helicopter used for anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue, drug interdiction, anti-ship warfare, cargo lift and special operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Joshua Wayne LeGrand) (Released)

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Suppo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Joshua Wayne Legrand, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

Several bales of marijuana seized from a panga sit

Several bales of marijuana seized from a panga sit

Several bales of marijuana seized from a panga sit on the deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Edisto before being transferred over the San Diego Marine Task Force at Naval Base Point Loma, Dec. 10, 2013. The 30-foot... More

USS New Orleans VBSS Exercise

USS New Orleans VBSS Exercise

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 16, 2020) Quartermaster 3rd Class Dustin Docker, from Lancaster, Calif., monitors the situation aboard a simulated suspect vessel during a visit, board, search and seizure training exercis... More

160718-N-CA112-002 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2016)

160718-N-CA112-002 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2016)

160718-N-CA112-002 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2016) A helicopter attached to Chinese Navy ship multirole frigate Hengshui (572) participates in a maritime interdiction event with the Chinese Navy guided-missile ... More

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Rodriguez, a crew

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Rodriguez, a crew

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Rodriguez, a crew member aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Venturous, reunites with his son Cacen, 1, and wife, Jordyn Rodriguez after returning home to St. Petersburg, Florida, ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Marcus S. McCollum,

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Marcus S. McCollum,

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Marcus S. McCollum, a fightline staff noncommissioned officer in charge and crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462), provides aerial security with a GAU-21 ... More

Afghan children watch as Marines with 1st Battalion,

Afghan children watch as Marines with 1st Battalion,

Afghan children watch as Marines with 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, leave a desert compound near the Bari Gul Bazaar, Nad Ali District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2013. Nearly 100 Marines and coalitio... More

Coast Guardsmen in a small boat participate in a PACEX '89 drug interdiction exercise

Coast Guardsmen in a small boat participate in a PACEX '89 drug interd...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: San Diego Harbor State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 O... More

A port view of the patrol combatant missile hydrofoil USS HERCULES (PHM 2) underway in the gulf. The HERCULES operates out of Key West, Florida, as part of PHM Squadron 2, which is used extensively in the nation's drug interdiction program

A port view of the patrol combatant missile hydrofoil USS HERCULES (PH...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Gulf Of Mexico Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Mark Kettenhoffen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The patrol combatant missile hydrofoil USS TAURUS (PHM 3), left, and USS HERCULES (PHM 2) move across the gulf during a patrol. The ships operate out of Key West, Florida, as part of PHM Squadron 2, which is used extensively in the nation's drug interdiction program

The patrol combatant missile hydrofoil USS TAURUS (PHM 3), left, and U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Gulf Of Mexico Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Mark Kettenhoffen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A port bow view of the hydrofoil patrol combatant missile ship USS HERCULES (PHM-2) underway. Navy hydrofoils are regularly used on Joint Task Force 4 drug interdiction missions

A port bow view of the hydrofoil patrol combatant missile ship USS HER...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Allen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An aerial view of a Pegasus-class Hydrofoil Patrol combatant Missile ship (PHM) underway. Navy hydrofoils are regularly used on Joint Task Force 4 drug interdiction missions

An aerial view of a Pegasus-class Hydrofoil Patrol combatant Missile s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Allen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Foil-borne, the hydrofoil patrol combatant missile ship USS TAURUS (PHM 3) turns sharply to port. Navy hydrofoils are regularly used on Joint Task Force 4 drug interdiction missions

Foil-borne, the hydrofoil patrol combatant missile ship USS TAURUS (PH...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Ac) Scott M. Allen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The systems operator monitors equipment in a Helicopter Light Anti-submarine Squadron 94 (HSL-94) SH-2F Seasprite helicopter during a drug interdiction operation

The systems operator monitors equipment in a Helicopter Light Anti-sub...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Clark (FFG 11) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Rich Beth Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A member of a law enforcement team photographs a drug interdiction operation from the doorway of a Helicopter Light Anti-submarine Squadron 94 (HSL 94) SH-2F Seasprite helicopter

A member of a law enforcement team photographs a drug interdiction ope...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: JOC Rich Beth Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Members of the ship's helicopter crash crew gather for a group photograph on the flight deck of the French destroyer FS Jean de Vienne (D-463). The Jean de Vienne is one of the ships of the Maritime Interdiction Force (MIF), which was formed during Operation Desert Shield to enforce U.S. trade sanctions against Iraq.

Members of the ship's helicopter crash crew gather for a group photogr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Members of a boarding party from the guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44) search through bags of flour in the cargo hold during an inspection aboard the Turkish freighter Rize K, the first freighter approved by the United Nations to deliver humanitarian aid to Iraq. The PRATT is the flagship of the Maritime Interdiction Force, the unit charged with enforcing U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

Members of a boarding party from the guided missile destroyer USS WILL...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

CAPT. Douglas C. Bauer, a Naval historian, converses with crew members aboard the guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44), flagship of the Maritime Interdiction Force. Bauer is recording information regarding the role of the PRATT and its crew in enforcing U.N. trade sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

CAPT. Douglas C. Bauer, a Naval historian, converses with crew members...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

Armed with MP-5A5E 9mm submachine guns, the members of a boarding team from Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8 run onto the bridge of the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPRHEYS (T-AO-188) during a boarding exercise. SEAL Team 8 provided boarding teams to assist ships of the Maritime Interdiction Force in their enforcement of U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

Armed with MP-5A5E 9mm submachine guns, the members of a boarding team...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

Military working dog comprising NAS Pensacola's K-9 Corps and their handlers pose for a photograph. Pictured, from left, are: MASTER-at-Arms 1ST Class Christopher Anton with Barry, MASTER-at-Arms 1ST Class George Blankenship with Donar, SRA Ron Pitts, Kennel support and MASTER-at-Arms 1ST Class Kenneth Lazorchak with Marco. The dogs are trained in drug interdiction and many secondary duties ranging from assisting officers on patrol to finding lost children

Military working dog comprising NAS Pensacola's K-9 Corps and their ha...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: David P. Chiappetta Release Stat... More

Donar, a military working dog, searches for illegal substances in a car during a drug inspection. One of four such dogs comprising NAS Pensacola's K-9 Corps, Donar is trained in drug interdiction and many secondary duties ranging from assisting officers on patrol to finding lost children

Donar, a military working dog, searches for illegal substances in a ca...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: David P. Chiappetta Release Stat... More

A port bow view of the destroyer tender USS YOSEMITE (AD-19), the frigate USS ROBERT E. PEARY (FF-1073) and the miscellaneous flagship USS LA SALLE (AGF-3) docked in port. The vessel is in the region in support of maritime interdiction operations

A port bow view of the destroyer tender USS YOSEMITE (AD-19), the frig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Bahrain(BHR) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Charles Stover Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Flight deck crew members check an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile mounted on the wing tip of a Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) during maritime interdiction operations

Flight deck crew members check an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile mounted on ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Charles Stover Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Operations SPECIALIST 2nd Class Terry Kulink, foreground, monitors a radar console as Operations SPECIALIST 1ST Class Dennis Chandler, background, communicates information during a simulated attack on the guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG-47). The vessel is underway in the gulf during maritime interdiction operations

Operations SPECIALIST 2nd Class Terry Kulink, foreground, monitors a r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Stover Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Mess Management SPECIALIST Anthony Hughes slices butter in the galley aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) during maritime interdiction operations

Mess Management SPECIALIST Anthony Hughes slices butter in the galley ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower(CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Charles Stover Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

Electrician's Mate 1ST Class R. L. Abellana repairs a motor in the motor rewind shop aboard the destroyer tender USS YOSEMITE (AD-19) while the vessel is in the region in support of maritime interdiction operations

Electrician's Mate 1ST Class R. L. Abellana repairs a motor in the mot...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Yosemite(AD 19) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Charles Stover, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

GUNNER's Mate (Missiles) 2nd Class Scott Purcell works the control panel for the forward Mark 26 missile launcher aboard the guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG-47) as the vessel is underway during maritime interdiction operations

GUNNER's Mate (Missiles) 2nd Class Scott Purcell works the control pan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Charles Stover Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Crew members aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) monitor pressue on the catapult system as the carrier is underway during maritime interdiction operations. Crew members include, from foreground: Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class James Simmons, Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Wesley Knudsen and AIRMAN Apprentice Brian Young

Crew members aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower(CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Charles Stover Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

Hull Technician/Fireman Dugharme inspects a pipe joint aboard the destroyer tender USS YOSEMITE (AD-19) while the vessel is in the region in support of maritime interdiction operations

Hull Technician/Fireman Dugharme inspects a pipe joint aboard the dest...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Bahrain(BHR) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Charles Stover Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

FLAMINGO CAY RESCUE - U.S. Coast guard photo

FLAMINGO CAY RESCUE - U.S. Coast guard photo

Flamingo Cay, Bahama (Apr. 27)--(L) A Coast Guard physician's assistant from Air Station Clearwater, Fla. and a Bahamian doctor care for the migrants on the beach at Flamingo Cay Apr. 27. The Coast Guard medic... More

Two US Air Force (USAF) 355th Fighter Squadron (FS), 354th Fighter Wing (FW), Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), A-10A Thunderbolt II Warthog attack aircraft sit parked on the Eielson AFB flight line while waiting to participate in a training exercise designed to test the units ability to rapidly deploy aircraft and personnel to any location in response to a quick notice and begin Close Air Support (CAS), Forward Air Control (FAC), Air Interdiction, and Combat Search and Rescue (SAR) operations

Two US Air Force (USAF) 355th Fighter Squadron (FS), 354th Fighter Win...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joshua Strang, USAF Release Status:... More

During a Weapons Interdiction mission, US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) Joshua Smith, a Forward Observer with Task Force Tacoma, uses a range finder to ensure the impact zone is clear, prior to a coalition air strike on an area from where insurgents have launched munitions

During a Weapons Interdiction mission, US Army (USA) Private First Cla...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Balad State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott Reed, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Chris Nolan, Videographer, 1ST Combat Camera Squadron (CTCS), Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), documents members of the Quick Response Force (QRF) as they talk to local Iraqi men during a weapons interdiction mission as part of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The QRF responds to immediate action situations directed by the Tactical Operations Center (TOC) commander

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Chris Nolan, Videographe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott Reed, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

Coast Guard Cutter Dependable - ATLANTIC

Coast Guard Cutter Dependable - ATLANTIC

WINDWARD PASS (April 30, 2005)- A Haitian man receives medical attention on board the Coast Guard cutter DEPENDABLE. Most of the migrants were treated for dehydration, stomach cramps and headaches. USCG photo... More

A U.S. Navy flight deck Sailor from Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 14 directs an HH-60H Seahawk helicopter into place while another Seahawk helicopter hovers in the background during flight deck activities onboard the Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) on Aug. 21, 2006 in the Indian Ocean. The Seahawk helicopter is a twin-engine helicopter used for anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue, drug interdiction, anti-ship warfare, cargo lift and special operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Stephen W. Rowe) (Released)

A U.S. Navy flight deck Sailor from Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Stephen W. Rowe, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

Bales of marijuana that were seized during a smuggling

Bales of marijuana that were seized during a smuggling

Bales of marijuana that were seized during a smuggling interdiction await transfer to the Maritime Task Force in San Diego, Oct. 6, 2013. U.S. Coast Guard crews apprehended two suspected smugglers and seized 31... More

The Seattle-based Coast Guard Cutter Mellon cruises

The Seattle-based Coast Guard Cutter Mellon cruises

The Seattle-based Coast Guard Cutter Mellon cruises on the horizon as a suspected drug-smuggling panga lies drifting in international waters approximately 170 miles southwest of San Diego, Jan. 3, 2014. The cre... More

A 25-foot rustic vessel sinks in the water approximately

A 25-foot rustic vessel sinks in the water approximately

A 25-foot rustic vessel sinks in the water approximately 20 miles north of Cuba after a boatcrew from the Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore embarked the 19 Cuban migrants onboard. The Coast Guard Cutter Isaac M... More

Coast Guard Sector San Juan Commander, Capt. Robert

Coast Guard Sector San Juan Commander, Capt. Robert

Coast Guard Sector San Juan Commander, Capt. Robert W. Warren, and fellow partner agency representatives address reporters during the offload of approximately 3,157 pounds of cocaine at Coast Guard Sector San J... More

Crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Dependable stand with

Crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Dependable stand with

Crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Dependable stand with narcotics interdicted during a two-month patrol.The Cutter Dependable's crew returned to their homeport, Virginia Beach, Virginia, after a two-month patrol o... More

Crew members from the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast

Crew members from the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast

Crew members from the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast send off a pallet of seized cocaine during an offload at Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal, San Diego, July 16, 2018. The drugs were interdicted from four suspected... More

Petty Officer 1st Class Waylon Haynie, a boatswains

Petty Officer 1st Class Waylon Haynie, a boatswains

Petty Officer 1st Class Waylon Haynie, a boatswains mate assigned to the Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team West, boxes with a heavy bag while deployed aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750)... More

Sgt. Steven Pendleton (left), a Knoxville, Tenn., native

Sgt. Steven Pendleton (left), a Knoxville, Tenn., native

Sgt. Steven Pendleton (left), a Knoxville, Tenn., native and Lance Cpl. Brian Schaeffer, a Lakeland, Fla., native, both Marines with1st Battalion, 9th Marines, scan for insurgents at the entrance to a desert co... More

Coast Guardsmen in an inflatable boat practice interdiction of a small vessel for a drug search during PACEX '89

Coast Guardsmen in an inflatable boat practice interdiction of a small...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: San Diego Bay State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Orie... More

A member of the U.S. Coast Guard inspects the engine compartment of a private cruiser for contraband during a drug interdiction exercise, part of PACEX '89

A member of the U.S. Coast Guard inspects the engine compartment of a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Oriez R... More

Coast Guardsmen in a small boat participate in a PACEX '89 drug interdiction exercise

Coast Guardsmen in a small boat participate in a PACEX '89 drug interd...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: San Diego Harbor State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 O... More

Coast Guardsmen in a small boat participate in a PACEX '89 drug interdiction exercise

Coast Guardsmen in a small boat participate in a PACEX '89 drug interd...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: San Diego Harbor State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 O... More

Coast Guardsmen in a small boat participate in a PACEX '89 drug interdiction exercise

Coast Guardsmen in a small boat participate in a PACEX '89 drug interd...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: San Diego Harbor State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 O... More

Coast Guardsmen in a small boat race past the docked transport oiler SEALIFT CHINA SEA (T-A0T 170) during a PACEX 89 drug interdiction exercise

Coast Guardsmen in a small boat race past the docked transport oiler S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Oriez Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

Armed with an M14 rifle, a sailor aboard the patrol combatant missile hydrofoil USS TAURUS (PHM 3) keeps an eye on a small merchant ship that was stopped after it made an abrupt course change. The TAURUS and the other hydrofoils of PHM Squadron 2 patrol the waters around Florida as part of the nation's drug interdiction program

Armed with an M14 rifle, a sailor aboard the patrol combatant missile ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Taurus (PHM 3) Country: Gulf Of Mexico Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Ac) Mark S. Kettenhofen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

An aerostat used for Joint Task Force 4 drug interdiction work awaits deployment tracking the movement of shipping and planes

An aerostat used for Joint Task Force 4 drug interdiction work awaits ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Ac) Scott M. Allen Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

A starboard quarter view of the hydrofoil patrol combatant missile ship USS TAURUS (PHM 3), foil-borne. Navy hydrofoils are regularly used on Joint Task Force 4 drug interdiction missions

A starboard quarter view of the hydrofoil patrol combatant missile shi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Ac) Scott M. Allen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A starboard bow view of the hydrofoil patrol combatant missile ship USS TAURUS (PHM-3), foil-borne. Navy hydrofoils are regularly used on Joint Task Force 4 drug interdiction missions

A starboard bow view of the hydrofoil patrol combatant missile ship US...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Ac) Scott M. Allen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A starboard bow view of the hydrofoil patrol combatant ship underway. Navy hydrofoils are regularly used on Joint Task Force 4 drug interdiction missions

A starboard bow view of the hydrofoil patrol combatant ship underway. ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Ac) Scott M. Allen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Member of a Coast Guard law enforcement detachment on a Joint Task Force 4 drug interdiction mission talk with the crew of a fishing boat

Member of a Coast Guard law enforcement detachment on a Joint Task For...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Ac) Scott M. Allen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Members of a boarding team from the guided missile destroyer USS GOLDSBOROUGH (DDG-20) climb aboard the Iraqi merchant vessel Zanoobia to conduct a search of the ship's cargo. The GOLDSBOROUGH is one of the ships of the Maritime Interdiction Force (MIF), a multinational force organized at the start of Operation Desert Shield to enforce U.S. trade sanctions against Iraq.

Members of a boarding team from the guided missile destroyer USS GOLDS...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Northern Arabian Sea Scene Camera Operator: OS2 John Bouvia Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Members of a law enforcement team observe a commercial craft from the railing of the guided missile frigate USS CLARK (FFG 11) during a drug interdiction operation

Members of a law enforcement team observe a commercial craft from the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Clark (FFG 11) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Rich Beth Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

GUNNER's Mate 3rd Class Matthew Groenewold, Boatswain's Mate 1ST Class Glenn T. Wade and Machinery Technician 3rd Class Eric Glenn, members of the U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET), stand by aboard the guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44) prior to inspecting the Turkish freighter Rize K., the first vessel approved by the United Nations to deliver humanitarian aid to Iraq. LEDET team members are helping the Maritime Interdiction Force enforce U.S. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

GUNNER's Mate 3rd Class Matthew Groenewold, Boatswain's Mate 1ST Class...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

CAPT. Douglas C. Bauer, left, a U.S. Navy historian, talks with the executive officer, right, and another officer aboard the Spanish frigate Vencedora (F-36) during a visit to the ship. The Vencedora is one of the ships of the Maritime Interdiction Force (MIF), which was formed during Operation Desert Shield to enforce U.S. trade sanctions against Iraq.

CAPT. Douglas C. Bauer, left, a U.S. Navy historian, talks with the ex...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

A team leader, part of a boarding party from the guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44), briefs his team members during an inspection of the Turkish freighter Rize K, the first freighter approved by the United Nations to deliver humanitarian aid to Iraq. The PRATT is the flagship of the Maritime Interdiction Force, the unit charged with enforcing U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

A team leader, part of a boarding party from the guided missile destro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

Members of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8 draw their weapons and equipment prior to a boarding exercise aboard the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO-188). SEAL Team 8 provided boarding teams to assist ships of the Maritime Interdiction Force in their enforcement of U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

Members of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8 draw their weapons and equipment...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

Members of a U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) boarding party approach the Turkish freighter Rize K. after departing from the guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44). The team will be conducting an inspection of the vessel, the first freighter approved by the United Nations to deliver humanitarian aid to Iraq. LEDET team members are helping the Maritime Interdiction Force enforce U.S. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

Members of a U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) board...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

An Agusta-Bell 212 ASW helicopter assigned to the Greek frigate HS Limnos (F-451) returns to the ship after carrying a boarding party to a merchant vessel for an inspection. The Limnos is one of the ships of the Maritime Interdiction Force (MIF), which was formed during Operation Desert Shield to enforce U.S. sanctions against Iraq.

An Agusta-Bell 212 ASW helicopter assigned to the Greek frigate HS Lim...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Armed with MP-5A5E 9mm submachine gun, a member of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8 leads his boarding team up a ladder aboard the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPRHEYS (T-AO-188) during a boarding exercise. SEAL Team 8 provided boarding teams to assist ships of the Maritime Interdiction Force in their enforcement of U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

Armed with MP-5A5E 9mm submachine gun, a member of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

CAPT. Douglas C. Bauer, a Naval historian, tours the engine room of the French destroyer FS JEAN DE VIENNE (D-643) with the ship's commanding officer during a visit aboard the vessel. The French ship, part of the Maritime Interdiction Force, has been assisting in the enforcement of U.S. trade sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

CAPT. Douglas C. Bauer, a Naval historian, tours the engine room of th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

Crew members stand by to assist as CAPT. Douglas C. Bauer, a Naval historian, prepares to descend from a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter onto the deck of the guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44). The PRATT, flagship of the Maritime Interdiction Force, has been enforcing U.N. trade sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

Crew members stand by to assist as CAPT. Douglas C. Bauer, a Naval his...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Milton Savage, USNR-R, joins a boarding party comprised of U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment members and other personnel as they prepare to depart from the guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44). The PRATT, flagship of the Maritime Interdiction Force, has been enforcing U.N. trade sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Milton Savage, USNR-R, joins a boarding ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

Preparing to board a Coast Guard cutter

Preparing to board a Coast Guard cutter

Off the coast of Haiti (Nov. 25)--A group of haitian refugees wait to be brought aboard a Coast Guard cutter. USCG photo by PA2 Robin Ressler

An AV-8B Harrier aircraft of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 (HMH-362) takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) as the vessel is underway in support of maritime interdiction operations

An AV-8B Harrier aircraft of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 (HMH...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Stover Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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