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A view of the automatic towing machine system aboard the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53). The GRAPPLE is towing three minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

A view of the automatic towing machine system aboard the salvage ship ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rota Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 C. Duvall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A crew member observes towing operations aboard the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53). The GRAPPLE is towing three minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

A crew member observes towing operations aboard the salvage ship USS G...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Grapple (ARS 53) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 C. Duvall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A crew member inspects a towing shackle aboard the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53). The GRAPPLE is towing three minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

A crew member inspects a towing shackle aboard the salvage ship USS GR...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Grapple (ARS 53) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 C. Duvall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Lieutenant (LT) Sternberg, Medical Corps, takes a photograph while aboard the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53). The GRAPPLE is towing three minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

Lieutenant (LT) Sternberg, Medical Corps, takes a photograph while abo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Grapple (ARS 53) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 C. Duvall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Electronics Technician 1ST Class Karen Roberts cuts Interior Communications Technician 2nd Class Lori Richards' hair while acting as the barber aboard the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS-53). The GRAPPLE is towing three minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support U.S. Navy escort operations

Electronics Technician 1ST Class Karen Roberts cuts Interior Communica...

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

SEAMAN Patricia Volante stands by to shift the colors as the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS-53) prepares to get underway. The Grapple is towing three minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support U.S. Navy escort operations

SEAMAN Patricia Volante stands by to shift the colors as the salvage s...

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

Ocean minesweepers USS ENHANCE (MSO 437), right, and USS INFLICIT (MSO 456) are tied up to a larger ship in the gulf

Ocean minesweepers USS ENHANCE (MSO 437), right, and USS INFLICIT (MSO...

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

A small boat lies tied up alongside the partially submerged superstructure of the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. The ship will carry a U.S. Navy mine countermeasures ship and three ocean minesweepers to the Persian Gulf, where they will operate in support of Operation Desert Shield

A small boat lies tied up alongside the partially submerged superstruc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

[MDAP Minesweepers Transferred to French Navy]

[MDAP Minesweepers Transferred to French Navy]

[MDAP Minesweepers Transferred to French Navy] - [FRA-7203 through FRA-7210]

[MDAP Minesweepers Transferred to French Navy]

[MDAP Minesweepers Transferred to French Navy]

[MDAP Minesweepers Transferred to French Navy] - [FRA-7203 through FRA-7210]

Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Earl Stout monitors power plant control stations aboard salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53). The GRAPPLE is towing three minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Earl Stout monitors power plant control s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Grapple (ARS 53) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 C. Duvall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A crew member secures the gangplank for family members to board the mine countermeasures ship USS AVENGER (MCM 1) as the vessel arrives in home port at Naval Base, Charleston. The AVENGER, assigned to Mine Squadron 2, is the first of eight ships currently being built by the Navy to replace the older open ocean minesweepers (MSOs) constructed in the 1950s

A crew member secures the gangplank for family members to board the mi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Base, Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Walter Hall Release Status:... More

A tug moves into position at the stern of the USS AVENGER (CMC-1) as preparations are made for loading the mine countermeasure ship aboard the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. The SUPER SERVANT 3 will transport ADROIT and other minesweepers to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

A tug moves into position at the stern of the USS AVENGER (CMC-1) as p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD/STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

The ocean minesweeper USS LEADER (MSO-490) is moored on the submerged deck of the heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3 in preparation for transportation to the Middle East. The SUPER SERVANT 3 will transport the LEADER and other minesweepers to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

The ocean minesweeper USS LEADER (MSO-490) is moored on the submerged ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Peter Dunn Release Status: Re... More

A port bow view of the Brazilian coastal minesweeper ARACATUBA (M-18) tied up along the north wall of the naval base. Two other Brazilian coastal minesweepers, the ANHATOMIRIM (M-16) and the ARATU (M-15), are tied up alongside the ARACATUBA

A port bow view of the Brazilian coastal minesweeper ARACATUBA (M-18) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rio De Janeiro Country: Brazil (BRA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret.) Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Two self-propelled acoustic/magnetic minesweepers participate in a joint military exercise called OCEAN VENTURE '92 to "clear" the harbor near Camp Lejeune, N.C

Two self-propelled acoustic/magnetic minesweepers participate in a joi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '92 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 William G. Davis Iii Release Status: Released to P... More

[MDAP Minesweepers Transferred to French Navy]

[MDAP Minesweepers Transferred to French Navy]

[MDAP Minesweepers Transferred to French Navy] - [FRA-7203 through FRA-7210]

Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Timothy B. Stark, commanding officer of the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53), plays a hand of cribbage with a crew member. The GRAPPLE is towing three minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Timothy B. Stark, commanding officer of th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Grapple (ARS 53) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 C. Duvall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Electronics Technician 1ST Class Karen Roberts cuts Interior Communications Technician 2nd Class Lori Richard's hair while acting as the barber aboard the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS-53). The Grapple is towing three minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support U.S. Navy escort operations

Electronics Technician 1ST Class Karen Roberts cuts Interior Communica...

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

Interior Communications Technician 2nd Class Lori Richards works at the automated monitoring system console in damage control central aboard the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS-53). The GRAPPLE is towing three minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support U.S. Navy escort operations

Interior Communications Technician 2nd Class Lori Richards works at th...

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

A starboard bow view of the mine countermeasures ship USS AVENGER (MCM 1) moored to the dock at its home port at its home port at Naval Base, Charleston. The AVENGER, assigned to Mine Squadron 2, is the first of eight ships currently being built by the Navy to replace the older open ocean minesweepers (MSOs) constructed in the 1950s

A starboard bow view of the mine countermeasures ship USS AVENGER (MCM...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Base, Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Walter Hall Release Status:... More

A crewman maneuvers a work boat near the mine countermeasure ship USS AVENGER (CMC-1), positioned alongside the ocean minesweeper USS ADROIT (MSO-509) on the submerged deck of the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. The SUPER SERVANT 3 is transporting the vessels, along with other minesweepers, to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

A crewman maneuvers a work boat near the mine countermeasure ship USS ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scen... More

The Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3 stands at anchor following its arrival in port. The vessel is delivering several ocean minesweepers and a mine countermeasures ship to the region in support of Operation Desert Shield

The Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3 stands at anchor following i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Bahrain (BHR) Scene Camera Operator: CMDR. John Charles Roach Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

The ocean minesweepers USS IMPERVIOUS (MSO-449), foreground, and USS ADROIT (MSO-509) sit aboard the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 4 as its deck is submerged to permit minesweepers to be unloaded. The IMPERVIOUS, the ADROIT and a third ocean minesweeper, the USS LEADER (MSO-490), have returned to Norfolk after being deployed for 14 months in the Persian Gulf region in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

The ocean minesweepers USS IMPERVIOUS (MSO-449), foreground, and USS A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

A starboard bow view of the ocean minesweepers USS INFLICIT (MSO 456) and ILLUSIVE (MSO 448) under tow by the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53). The GRAPPLE is towing three minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

A starboard bow view of the ocean minesweepers USS INFLICIT (MSO 456) ...

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

Harbor tugs maneuver the ocean minesweeper USS IMPERVIOUS (MSO-449) as the vessel is readied for loading aboard the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT III. The IMPERVIOUS and other minesweepers will be transported to the Middle East in support of Operation Desert Shield

Harbor tugs maneuver the ocean minesweeper USS IMPERVIOUS (MSO-449) as...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

A tug boat moves past the partially submerged superstructure of the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. Three U.S. Navy ocean minesweepers and a mine countermeasures ship are being loaded aboard the SUPER SERVANT 3 for transportation to the Persian Gulf, where they will support U.S. forces sent to the region in reaction to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) is in the background

A tug boat moves past the partially submerged superstructure of the Du...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD/STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

A small boat lies tied up alongside the partially submerged superstructure of the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. The ship will carry a U.S. Navy mine countermeasures ship and three ocean minesweepers to the Persian Gulf, where they will operate in support of Operation Desert Shield

A small boat lies tied up alongside the partially submerged superstruc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

The ocean minesweeper USS LEADER (MSO-490) is moored to the submerged deck of the heavy lift ship SUPER VERVANT 3 in preparation for transportation to the Middle East. The SUPER SERSVANT 3 will transport the Leader and other minesweepers to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65), which will also be deploying to the Middle East, is moored in the background

The ocean minesweeper USS LEADER (MSO-490) is moored to the submerged ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Peter Dunn Release Status: Re... More

A port quarter view of the Brazilian coastal minesweeper ARACATUBA (M-18) tied up along the north wall of the naval base. Two other Brazilian coastal minesweepers, the ANHATOMIRIM (M-16) and the ARATU (M-15), are tied up alongside the ARACATUBA

A port quarter view of the Brazilian coastal minesweeper ARACATUBA (M-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rio De Janeiro Country: Brazil (BRA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret.) Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force coastal minehunter/sweeper SAKUSHIMA (MSC-671), left, and AWASHIMA (MSC-670) lie tied up to the pier at the naval station. Three Japanese minesweepers and two support ships are stopping in the Philippines while en route to Kuwait to assist in the multinational effort to clear Iraqi mines from the Persian Gulf following Operation Desert Storm

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force coastal minehunter/sweeper SA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Chet King Re... More

The ocean minesweeper USS ADROIT (MSO-509) ties up at the pier after being unloaded from the Dutch heavy lift SUPER SERVANT 4. SUPER SERVANT 4 carried the ADROIT and two other ocean minesweepers, the USS IMPERVIOUS (MSO-449) and USS LEADER (MSO-490), to Norfolk from the Persian Gulf region, where the minesweepers were deployed for 14 months in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

The ocean minesweeper USS ADROIT (MSO-509) ties up at the pier after b...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

170925-N-IO414-061 SASEBO, Japan (September 25, 2017)

170925-N-IO414-061 SASEBO, Japan (September 25, 2017)

170925-N-IO414-061 SASEBO, Japan (September 25, 2017) Mineman 1st Class Zachary Able, from Brandon, Miss., assigned to Avenger-class mine countermeasure ship USS Pioneer (MCM 9), speaks with Vice Adm. Tom Rowde... More

A stern view of the ocean minesweepers USS ILLUSIVE (MSO 448), left, and USS INFLICT (MSO 456) tied up at a pier. The ships are destined for the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

A stern view of the ocean minesweepers USS ILLUSIVE (MSO 448), left, a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rota Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 C. Duvall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Captain (CAPT) Joseph Volpe and Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) William E. Jackson discuss towing operations being conducted by the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53). The GRAPPLE is towing three minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

Captain (CAPT) Joseph Volpe and Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) William E....

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

Crew members pull a mooring line through a chock on the USS ADROIT (MSO-509) as preparations are made for loading the ocean minesweeper aboard the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. The SUPER SERVANT 3 will transport ADROIT and other minesweepers to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

Crew members pull a mooring line through a chock on the USS ADROIT (MS...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD/STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

Workers in a small boat pass by the partially submerged superstructure of the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. Three U.S. Navy ocean minesweepers and a mine countermeasures ship are being loaded aboard the SUPER SERVANT 3 for transportation to the Persian Gulf, where U.S. forces are operating in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) is in the background

Workers in a small boat pass by the partially submerged superstructure...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Re... More

A view of a portion of the mothball fleet in storage near Portsmouth. Included in this picture are cargo ships, fleet tugs, ocean minesweepers, missile hydrofoil patrol boats and a salvage vessel

A view of a portion of the mothball fleet in storage near Portsmouth. ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elizabeth River, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery Release Status: R... More

171016-N-IO414-080 BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Oct.

171016-N-IO414-080 BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Oct.

171016-N-IO414-080 BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Oct. 16 2017) Sailors assigned to the Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Chief (MCM 14) raise a training mine from the water during Multinational Mine Warf... More

A starboard view of the ocean minesweepers USS EXPLOIT (MSO 440) and USS AFFRAY (MSO 511) moored at the naval station pier. The minesweepers are part of the Naval Reserve Mobilization Forces. The Mount Hope Bridge is in the background

A starboard view of the ocean minesweepers USS EXPLOIT (MSO 440) and U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Newport State: Rhode Island (RI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Jo2 Lance Johnson Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Interior Communications Electrician 2nd Class Lori Richards stands as the fantail phone talker aboard the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS-53). The GRAPPLE is towing three ocean minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support U.S. Navy escort operations

Interior Communications Electrician 2nd Class Lori Richards stands as ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rota Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 C. Duvall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Crew members oversee towing operations from the bridge wing of the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53). The GRAPPLE is towing three minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

Crew members oversee towing operations from the bridge wing of the sal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Grapple (ARS 53) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 C. Duvall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A crew member participates in a safety drill aboard the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53). The GRAPPLE is towing three ocean minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

A crew member participates in a safety drill aboard the salvage ship U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Grapple (ARS 53) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 C. Duvall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Interior Communications Technician 2nd Class Lori Richards works at the automated monitoring system console in damage control central aboard the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS-53). The GRAPPLE is towing three minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support U.S. Navy escort operations

Interior Communications Technician 2nd Class Lori Richards works at th...

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

Ship's officers observe rigging operations aboard the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53). The GRAPPLE is towing three minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

Ship's officers observe rigging operations aboard the salvage ship USS...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Grapple (ARS 53) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 C. Duvall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Electronics Technician 1ST Class Karen Roberts cuts Interior Communications Technician 2nd Class Lori Richards' hair while acting as the barber aboard the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS-53). The GRAPPLE is towing three minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support U.S. Navy escort operations

Electronics Technician 1ST Class Karen Roberts cuts Interior Communica...

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

A close-up view showing the cable cutters and a small explosive device on the front section of the Mine Neutralization System (MNS) vehicle which is cable-controlled by the mine countermeasures ship USS AVENGER (MCM 1). The submersible vehicle is on board the AVENGER as the vessel arrives in home port at Naval Base, Charleston. The AVENGER, assigned to Mine Squadron 2, is the first of eight ships currently being built by the Navy to replace the older open ocean minesweepers (MSOs) constructed in the 1950s

A close-up view showing the cable cutters and a small explosive device...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Base, Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Thomas Petry Release Statu... More

A tug positions the ocean minesweeper USS ADROIT (MSO-509) over the submerged deck of the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. The SUPER SERVANT 3 will transport ADROIT and other minesweepers to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

A tug positions the ocean minesweeper USS ADROIT (MSO-509) over the su...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD/STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

Crewmen in a small boat come alongside the partially submerged superstructure of the Dutch heavy lift ship Super Servant 3. A U.S. Navy mine countermeasures ship and three ocean minesweepers are being loaded aboard the Super Servant 3 for transportation to the Persian Gulf, where they will support U.S. forces sent to the region in reaction to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

Crewmen in a small boat come alongside the partially submerged superst...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Dunn Release Status: Released... More

Crewmen aboard the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3 stand by as preparations are made to take on three U.S. Navy ocean minesweepers and a mine countermeasures ship. The SUPER SERVANT 3 will transport the four ships to the Persian Gulf, where U.S. forces are operating in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

Crewmen aboard the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3 stand by as p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Re... More

Water level markings on the hull indicate the depth of immersion of the heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. The vessel will be used to transport ocean minesweepers and other equipment to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

Water level markings on the hull indicate the depth of immersion of th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Oper... More

The Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 4 lies tied up at Pier 12 North. The ship's deck aft of its bridge has been submerged to permit the unloading of three U.S. Navy ocean minesweepers. The minesweepers have returned to Norfolk after being deployed for 14 months in the Persian Gulf region in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

The Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 4 lies tied up at Pier 12 Nort...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

171016-N-IO414-008 BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Oct. 16

171016-N-IO414-008 BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Oct. 16

171016-N-IO414-008 BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Oct. 16 2017) Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Brandon Sanders, from Brooklyn, N.Y., assigned to the Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Chief (MCM 14), stands... More

Crew members man the rail of the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53) as the ship enters the port. The GRAPPLE is towing three minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

Crew members man the rail of the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53) as ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Haifa Country: Israel (ISR) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 C. Duvall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A crewman prepares hemp stays on the loops of the main tow rope on the fantail of the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53). The GRAPPLE is towing three minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

A crewman prepares hemp stays on the loops of the main tow rope on the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Grapple (ARS 53) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 C. Duvall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A bow view of auxiliary minesweepers docked in a harbor

A bow view of auxiliary minesweepers docked in a harbor

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Harnar Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Crewmen in a small boat lies tied up alongside the partially submerged superstructure of the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. The ship will carry a U.S. Navy mine countermeasures ship and three ocean minesweepers to the Persian Gulf, where they will operate in support of Operation Desert Shield

Crewmen in a small boat lies tied up alongside the partially submerged...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

Harbor tugs position the ocean minesweeper USS ADROIT (MSO-509) and the ocean minesweeper USS LEADER (MSO-490) on the submerged deck of the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. The vessel will transport the minesweepers the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

Harbor tugs position the ocean minesweeper USS ADROIT (MSO-509) and th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scen... More

Crewmen work near the stern of one of the four U.S. Navy minesweepers deployed to the gulf in support of Operation Desert Shield

Crewmen work near the stern of one of the four U.S. Navy minesweepers ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Burge Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

Crewmen stand by on the stern of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force coastal minehunter/sweeper SAKUSHIMA (MSC-671) as the vessel lies tied up to the pier. Three Japanese minesweepers and two support ships are stopping in the Philippines while en route to Kuwait to assist in the multinational effort to clear Iraqi mines from the Persian Gulf following Operation Desert Storm

Crewmen stand by on the stern of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Chet King Re... More

VADM Stanley R. Arthur, commander, Seventh Fleet, communicates with the commander of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) as the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) and JMSDF minesweepers rendezvous northwest of Okinawa. The Japanese vessels are returning from duty in the Persian Gulf area while the BLUE RIDGE is in the area to take part in exercise Valiant Blitz '91

VADM Stanley R. Arthur, commander, Seventh Fleet, communicates with th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VALIANT BLITZ '91 Country: East China Sea Scene Camera Operator: ENS J.R. Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

VADM Stanley R. Arthur, commander, Seventh Fleet, communicates with the commander of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) as the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) and JMSDF minesweepers rendezvous northwest in Okinawa. The Japanese vessels are returning from duty in the Persian Gulf area while the BLUE RIDGE is in the area to take part in exercise Valiant Blitz '91

VADM Stanley R. Arthur, commander, Seventh Fleet, communicates with th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VALIANT BLITZ '91 Country: East China Sea Scene Camera Operator: ENS J. R. Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

180221-N-IO414-250 NAGASAKI, Japan (Feb. 21, 2018)

180221-N-IO414-250 NAGASAKI, Japan (Feb. 21, 2018)

180221-N-IO414-250 NAGASAKI, Japan (Feb. 21, 2018) Sailors assigned to the Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Chief (MCM 14) launch a float to begin a mine sweep as part of a test of the ship's capabi... More

[MDAP Minesweepers Transferred to French Navy]

[MDAP Minesweepers Transferred to French Navy]

[MDAP Minesweepers Transferred to French Navy] - [FRA-7203 through FRA-7210]

[MDAP Minesweepers Transferred to French Navy]

[MDAP Minesweepers Transferred to French Navy]

[MDAP Minesweepers Transferred to French Navy] - [FRA-7203 through FRA-7210]

[MDAP Minesweepers Transferred to French Navy]

[MDAP Minesweepers Transferred to French Navy]

[MDAP Minesweepers Transferred to French Navy] - [FRA-7203 through FRA-7210]

Engineman 3rd Class Tammy Wenzlick, left, and PETTY Officer 3rd Class Clarke take a break aboard the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS-53). The GRAPPLE is towing three ocean minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support U.S. Navy escort operations

Engineman 3rd Class Tammy Wenzlick, left, and PETTY Officer 3rd Class ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rota Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 C. Duvall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Crew members play a hand of cribbage aboard the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53). The GRAPPLE is towing three minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

Crew members play a hand of cribbage aboard the salvage ship USS GRAPP...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Grapple (ARS 53) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 C. Duvall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A view of the fantail of the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53) as seen from the ship's superstructure. The GRAPPLE is towing three minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

A view of the fantail of the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53) as seen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Grapple (ARS 53) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 C. Duvall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Crew members secure the gangplank for family members to board the mine countermeasures ship USS AVENGER (MCM 1) as the vessel arrives in home port at Naval Base, Charleston. The AVENGER, assigned to Mine Squadron 2, is the first of eight ships currently being built by the Navy to replace the older open ocean minesweepers (MSOs) constructed in the 1950s

Crew members secure the gangplank for family members to board the mine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Base, Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Walter Hall Release Status:... More

The mine countermeasure ship USS AVENGER (MCM-1) is docked at a pier prior to being positioned aboard the submerged deck of the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. The SUPER SERVANT 3 will transport the AVENGER and several ocean minesweepers to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

The mine countermeasure ship USS AVENGER (MCM-1) is docked at a pier p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMDESERT SHIELD Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scen... More

Commercial harbor tugs position the mine countermeasures ship USS AVENGER (MCM-1) on the submerged deck of the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT III. The AVENGER, along with several ocean minesweepers, will be transported to Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) is docked in the background, behind the SUPER SERVANT

Commercial harbor tugs position the mine countermeasures ship USS AVEN...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Oper... More

Amphibian Assault Vehicles (AAV7A1) swim towards the beachhead commencing the assault on Red Beach. Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon minesweepers off the USS ANCHORAGE (LSD-36) probe the waters, for mines surrounding the amphibious landing, during rehearsals for Exercise KERNEL BLITZ `99. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-Chief Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1st Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

Amphibian Assault Vehicles (AAV7A1) swim towards the beachhead commenc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

Four British Hunt class minesweepers of the 1ST Mine Countermeasures Squadron moored together at Washington Navy Yard pier No. 3

Four British Hunt class minesweepers of the 1ST Mine Countermeasures S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Douglas P. Tesner Release Status:... More

Members of a rig crew handle lines on the bow of the ocean minesweeer USS FEARLESS (MSO 442). The FEARLESS is one of the three minesweepers being towed to the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

Members of a rig crew handle lines on the bow of the ocean minesweeer ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Fearless (MSO 442) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 C. Duvall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A tug moves the USS AVENGER (CMC-1) away from the pier as preparations are made for loading the mine countermeasure ship aboard the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. The SUPER SERVANT 3 will transport ADROIT and other minesweepers to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

A tug moves the USS AVENGER (CMC-1) away from the pier as preparations...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD/STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

Crew members stand by on the stern of the USS AVENGER (MCM-1) as preparations are made for loading the mine countermeasure ship aboard the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. The SUPER SERVANT 3 will transport AVENGER and other minesweepers to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

Crew members stand by on the stern of the USS AVENGER (MCM-1) as prepa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD/STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

The ocean minesweeper USS LEADER (MSO-490) waits in the harbor prior to its loading aboard the submerged deck of the Dutch heavy lift ship Super Servant 3. The SUPER SERVANT 3 will transport the LEADER, other minesweepers, and the mine countermeasure ship USS AVENGER (CMC-1) to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

The ocean minesweeper USS LEADER (MSO-490) waits in the harbor prior t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scen... More

A small boat lies tied up alongside the partially submerged superstructure of the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. The ship will carry a U.S. Navy mine countermeasures ship and three ocean minesweepers to the Persian Gulf, where they will operate in support of Operation Desert Shield

A small boat lies tied up alongside the partially submerged superstruc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

The ocean minesweeper USS IMPERVIOUS (MSO-449) is moved to the pier by the large harbor tug SANTAQUIN (YTB-824), center, and a civilian tug after being unloaded from the Dutch heavy lift SUPER SERVANT 4. SUPER SERVANT 4 carried the ADROIT and two other ocean minesweepers, the USS IMPERVIOUS (MSO-449) and USS LEADER (MSO-490), to Norfolk from the Persian Gulf region, where the minesweepers were deployed for 14 months in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

The ocean minesweeper USS IMPERVIOUS (MSO-449) is moved to the pier by...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

British coastal minesweepers and a U.S. Navy ocean minesweeper travel in formation during Operation Desert Shield. The British vessels include the HMS CATTISTOCK (M-31), HMS ATHERSTONE (M-38) and HMS HURWORTH (M-39). The U.S. Minesweeper is the USS IMPERVIOUS (MSO-449)

British coastal minesweepers and a U.S. Navy ocean minesweeper travel ...

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

171016-N-IO414-074 BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Oct.

171016-N-IO414-074 BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Oct.

171016-N-IO414-074 BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Oct. 16 2017) Sailors assigned to the Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Chief (MCM 14) prepare to raise a training mine from the water during Multinationa... More

The ocean minesweepers USS INFLICIT (MSO 456) heads towards the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

The ocean minesweepers USS INFLICIT (MSO 456) heads towards the Persia...

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

Aerographer's Mate 1ST Class Mohelski, left, and Aerographer's Mate 3rd Class Baxter visit aboard the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53) during a port call. The GRAPPLE is towing three ocean minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

Aerographer's Mate 1ST Class Mohelski, left, and Aerographer's Mate 3r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rota Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 C. Duvall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Electronics Technician 1ST Class Karen Roberts cuts Interior Communications Technician 2nd Class Lori Richards' hair while acting as the barber aboard the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS-53). The GRAPPLE is towing three minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support U.S. Navy escort operations

Electronics Technician 1ST Class Karen Roberts cuts Interior Communica...

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

A crewman aboard the USS AVENGER (CMC-1) retrieves a messenger line from a tug as preparations are made for loading the mine countermeasure ship aboard the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. The SUPER SERVANT 3 will transport ADROIT and other minesweepers to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

A crewman aboard the USS AVENGER (CMC-1) retrieves a messenger line fr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD/STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

A tug moves the USS AVENGER (MCM-1) away from a pier as preparations are made for loading the mine countermeasure ship aboard the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. The SUPER SERVANT 3 will transport ADROIT and other minesweepers to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

A tug moves the USS AVENGER (MCM-1) away from a pier as preparations a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD/STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

A crew member stands by at the rail of the USS ADROIT (MSO-509) as preparations are made for loading the ocean minesweeper aboard the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. The SUPER SERVANT 3 will transport ADROIT and other minesweepers to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

A crew member stands by at the rail of the USS ADROIT (MSO-509) as pre...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD/STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

A crewman aboard a work boat watches as the mine countermeasure ship USS AVENGER (MCM-1) is positioned alongside the ocean minesweeper USS ADROIT (MSO-509) on the submerged deck of the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. The SUPER SERVANT 3 is transporting the vessels, along with other minesweepers, to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

A crewman aboard a work boat watches as the mine countermeasure ship U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMDESERT SHIELD Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scen... More

Two U.S. Navy ocean minesweepers, foreground, lie tied up over the submerged deck of the Dutch heavy lift ship Super Servant 3. Three ocean minesweepers and a mine countermeasures ship are being loaded aboard the Super Servant 3 for transportation to the Persian Gulf, where they will support U.S. forces sent to the region in reaction to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

Two U.S. Navy ocean minesweepers, foreground, lie tied up over the sub...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Dunn Release Status: Released... More

Crew members position blocks on the deck of the heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. The blocks will support ocean minesweepers and other equipment which will be anchored to the deck for transport to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

Crew members position blocks on the deck of the heavy lift ship SUPER ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Stephen Batiz, USN Release St... More

A work boat comes alongside the ocean minesweeper USS IMPERVIOUS (MSO-449) as it sits on the deck of the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 4. SUPER SERVANT 4 carried the ADROIT and two other ocean minesweepers, the USS IMPERVIOUS (MSO-449) and USS LEADER (MSO-490), to Norfolk from the Persian Gulf region, where the minesweepers were deployed for 14 months in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

A work boat comes alongside the ocean minesweeper USS IMPERVIOUS (MSO-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

The ocean minesweepers USS IMPERVIOUS (MSO-449), foreground, and USS ADROIT (MSO-509) and USS LEADER (MSO-490), right, sit aboard the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 4 as its deck is submerged to permit minesweepers to be unloaded. The minesweepers have returned to Norfolk after being deployed for 14 months in the Persian Gulf region in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

The ocean minesweepers USS IMPERVIOUS (MSO-449), foreground, and USS A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

The ocean minesweeper USS ADROIT (MSO-509) sits aboard the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 4 as the ship's deck is submerged to permit the unloading of the ADROIT and two other ocean minesweepers, the USS IMPERVIOUS (MSO-449) and USS LEADER (MSO-490). SUPER SERVANT 4 carried the minesweepers to Norfolk from the Persian Gulf region, where the minesweepers were deployed for 14 months in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

The ocean minesweeper USS ADROIT (MSO-509) sits aboard the Dutch heavy...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

Two self-propelled acoustic/magnetic minesweepers (SAM), SAM 03 and 05, sweep the waters as part of a minesweeping exercise in the harbor at Fort Macon Coast Guard Station during the joint service Operation Ocean Venture '92. The vessels are used specifically for minesweeping activities in very shallow waters

Two self-propelled acoustic/magnetic minesweepers (SAM), SAM 03 and 05...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '92 Base: Atlantic Beach State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon minesweepers off the USS ANCHORAGE (LSD-36) probe the waters, for mines surrounding the amphibious landing, during rehearsals for Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '99. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon minesweepers off the USS ANCHORAGE (LSD-36) pro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

170925-N-IO414-024 SASEBO, Japan (September 25, 2017)

170925-N-IO414-024 SASEBO, Japan (September 25, 2017)

170925-N-IO414-024 SASEBO, Japan (September 25, 2017) Vice Adm. Tom Rowden, commander, Naval Surface Forces, speaks with Sailors assigned to Avenger-class mine countermeasure ships USS Patriot (MCM 7), USS Pion... More

[MDAP Minesweepers Transferred to French Navy]

[MDAP Minesweepers Transferred to French Navy]

[MDAP Minesweepers Transferred to French Navy] - [FRA-7203 through FRA-7210]

[MDAP Minesweepers Transferred to French Navy]

[MDAP Minesweepers Transferred to French Navy]

[MDAP Minesweepers Transferred to French Navy] - [FRA-7203 through FRA-7210]

Crew members man the rail aboard the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53) as the ship gets underway. The GRAPPLE is towing three ocean minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

Crew members man the rail aboard the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rota Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 C. Duvall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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