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A port side view of the sinking Panamanian ship "SKY ONE,". The tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) and the amphibious assault ship USS INCHON (LPH 12) were utilized in the search and rescue of crewmen

A port side view of the sinking Panamanian ship "SKY ONE,". The tank l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Tommy Lynaugh Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) is utilized to assist in the search and rescue of the crewmen from the sinking Panamanian ship "SKY ONE," visible off the SUMTER's starboard bow

The tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) is utilized to assist in t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Tommy Lynaugh Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A port side view of the sinking Panamanian ship "SKY ONE". The tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) and amphibious assault ship USS INCHON (LPH 12) were utilized in the search and rescue of crewmen

A port side view of the sinking Panamanian ship "SKY ONE". The tank la...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Tommy Lynaugh, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

A port side view of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) as it is utilized to assist in the rescue of crewmen from the sinking Panamanian ship "SKY ONE"

A port side view of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) as it ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Tommy Lynaugh, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Watt, executive officer of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181), and a Harbor Patrol pilot prepare to get the ship underway for a six-month West African training cruise. In the background is the tank landing ship USS NEWPORT (LST 1179)

Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Watt, executive officer of the tank landin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, USN Relea... More

Commander (CDR) Hank Prevette, commanding officer, aboard the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181), presents a SUMTER plaque to Chester E. Norris, the US Ambassador to Equatorial Guinea, and his wife.  The SUMTER is visiting the city during a West African training cruise

Commander (CDR) Hank Prevette, commanding officer, aboard the tank lan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Malabo Country: Equatorial Guinea (GNQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

Mess Management SPECIALIST 2nd Class Reed says goodbye to his family before departing on a six-month West African training cruise aboard the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181)

Mess Management SPECIALIST 2nd Class Reed says goodbye to his family b...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, USN Relea... More

Commander (CDR) Hank Prevette, commanding officer of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181), and local residents pose for a photograph in front of Project Handclasp supplies.  The SUMTER is visiting Mauritania during a six-month West African training

Commander (CDR) Hank Prevette, commanding officer of the tank landing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nouakchott Country: Mauritania (MRT) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, Usnr-R Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

Crew members from the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) and other guests dine with local residents during the ship's visit.  The SUMTER is visiting Mauritania during a six-month West African training cruise

Crew members from the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) and othe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nouakchott Country: Mauritania (MRT) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, Usnr-R Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

Sailors aboard the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) participate in a line crossing initiation ceremony where wogs, Sailors who have never crossed the Equator, will become shellbacks.  The SUMTER is in the Atlantic Ocean on a six-month West African

Sailors aboard the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) participate...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mauritania Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, Usnr-R Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Engineman 2nd Class (EN2) Streeter from the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) paints a soccer field dugout during a community relations project.  The SUMTER is visiting Ivory Coast on a six-month West African training cruise

Engineman 2nd Class (EN2) Streeter from the tank landing ship USS SUMT...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Abidjan Country: Cote D' Ivoire (CIV) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, Usnr-R Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

Commander Hank Prevette, Commanding Officer of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181), left, and the US Ambassador to Mauritania, Robert L. Pugh, deliver Project Handclasp supplies to local recipients. The SUMTER is visiting Mauritania during a six-m

Commander Hank Prevette, Commanding Officer of the tank landing ship U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nouakchott Country: Mauritania (MRT) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, Usnr-R Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

A stern view of the tank landing ship SUMTER (LST-1181) in dry dock #2 at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Corporation. The ship is in overhaul in preparation for its sale to the Taiwanese Navy

A stern view of the tank landing ship SUMTER (LST-1181) in dry dock #2...

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

A C-17A Globemaster III refueled by AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Scott McCormick, (left), USAF, 437th Maintenance Squadron (MXS), Charleston AFB, South Carolina, and SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Tim Smith, USAF, 375th Logistics Support Squadron (LSS), Shaw AFB, Sumter, South Carolina, at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy. The C-17A returned from delivering troops and cargo to forward locations in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A C-17A Globemaster III refueled by AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Scott McC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

U. S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Randall McCunegould, 823rd

U. S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Randall McCunegould, 823rd

U. S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Randall McCunegould, 823rd RED HORSE pavement and equipment operator assigned to Hurlburt Field, Fla., drives steam roller off a truck bed at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., March 18, 2014... More

U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Dymeshia Cuttino, a chemical

U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Dymeshia Cuttino, a chemical

U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Dymeshia Cuttino, a chemical operations specialist with the 108th Chemical Company, South Carolina Army National Guard, based at North Charleston, S.C., cleans a vehicle during a decont... More

President George H.W. Bush speaks during a welcoming

President George H.W. Bush speaks during a welcoming

President George H.W. Bush speaks during a welcoming ceremony for U.S. military personnel just returned from deployment in Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm at Sumter, S.C., March 24, 1991. (Photo by N. Miller)

A maintainer assigned to the 20th Aircraft Maintenance

A maintainer assigned to the 20th Aircraft Maintenance

A maintainer assigned to the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assists an Air Force F-16 pilot assigned to the 55th Fighter Squadron park and deplane after landing at Shaw Air Force Base Sept. 18, 2013. The 55... More

U.S Air Force Senior Airmen Brandon Young, 20th Civil

U.S Air Force Senior Airmen Brandon Young, 20th Civil

U.S Air Force Senior Airmen Brandon Young, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, takes off his mask after extinguish a controlled car fire using compressed air foam at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., March 10, 2... More

U.S. Army Central Chief of Staff Brigadier General

U.S. Army Central Chief of Staff Brigadier General

U.S. Army Central Chief of Staff Brigadier General Jeffrey Van presented Katrin Galeano with the Meritorious Public Service Medal, the third highest honors the Department of the Army can award to a private citi... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Zachary Lakatos, 20th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Zachary Lakatos, 20th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Zachary Lakatos, 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle operator, checks the mirror of a 10-ton tractor with a 25-foot trailer while waiting for his partner to direct him duri... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Young, 20th Civil

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Young, 20th Civil

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Young, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters, works through a plume of smoke while agitating a controlled fire during training at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., March 10, 20... More

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1052nd

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1052nd

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1052nd Transportation Company and 132nd Military Police Company, South Carolina National Guard, assist medical personnel with guiding traffic through a mobile testing ... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Gallentine, 20th Component

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Gallentine, 20th Component

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Gallentine, 20th Component Maintenance Squadron jet engine craftsman, prepares to inspect a jet engine at the engine test facility, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., March 13, 2014. Ap... More

U.S. Army Central Chief of Staff Brigadier General

U.S. Army Central Chief of Staff Brigadier General

U.S. Army Central Chief of Staff Brigadier General Jeffrey Van presented Katrin Galeano with the Meritorious Public Service Medal, the third highest honors the Department of the Army can award to a private citi... More

The bow of the Panamanian ship "SKY ONE" is all that remains visible as the ship sinks rapidly below the surface. The tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) and amphibious assault ship USS INCHON (LPH 12) were utilized in the search and rescue of crewmen

The bow of the Panamanian ship "SKY ONE" is all that remains visible a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Tommy Lynaugh, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

The bow of the Panamanian ship "SKY ONE" is all that remains visible as the ship sinks rapidly below the surface. The tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) and amphibious assault ship USS INCHON (LPH 12) were utilized in the search and rescue of crewmen

The bow of the Panamanian ship "SKY ONE" is all that remains visible a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Tommy Lynaugh, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

Crew members from the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) replace school seats as part of a community relations project.  The SUMTER is visiting Cameroon during a West African training cruise

Crew members from the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) replace ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Douala Country: Cameroon (CMR) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital... More

The tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) moves into a berth upon arriving in port.  The SUMTER is visiting Togo during a West African training cruise

The tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) moves into a berth upon ar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nouakchott Country: Mauritania (MRT) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

Commander (CDR) Hank Prevette, commanding officer of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181), looks on as hospital personnel inspect materials received as part of Project Handclasp.  The SUMTER is visiting Ghana during a six-month West African trainin

Commander (CDR) Hank Prevette, commanding officer of the tank landing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Accra Country: Ghana (GHA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, Usnr-R Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

Crew members from the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) offload materials for use in a community relations project.  The SUMTER is visiting Mauritania during a six-month West African training cruise

Crew members from the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) offload ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nouakchott Country: Mauritania (MRT) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, Usnr-R Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

Commander (CDR) Hank Prevette, commanding officer of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181), and other guests listen as Project Handclasp recipients show their appreciation for donations through song.  The SUMTER is visiting Mauritania during a six-m

Commander (CDR) Hank Prevette, commanding officer of the tank landing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nouakchott Country: Mauritania (MRT) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, Usnr-R Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

Storekeeper SEAMAN (SKSA) Talbert talks to the bridge while on sea and anchor detail aboard the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) which is on a six-month West African training cruise

Storekeeper SEAMAN (SKSA) Talbert talks to the bridge while on sea and...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Sumter (LST 1181) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, Usnr-R Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

A port side view of the fore section of the fleet oiler USNS NEOSHO (T-AO-143) steaming alongside the amphibious assault ship USS GUADALCANAL (LHP-7) during an underway replenishment operation. The tank landing ship ship USS SUMTER (LST-1181) is on the far side of the NEOSHO. The GUADALCANAL is part of a task force en route to the Baltic to participate in Exercise Teamwork '92

A port side view of the fore section of the fleet oiler USNS NEOSHO (T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK '92 Country: North Atlantic Ocean Scene Camera Operator: PHC Robert K. Hemmerly Release Status: Released to Public C... More

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Tim Smith, USAF, 375th Logistics Support Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, Sumter, South Carolina, rolls up the refueling hose into the R-11 fuel truck after refueling a C-17 at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy. The C-17A returned from delivering troops and cargo to forward locations in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Tim Smith, USAF, 375th Logistics Support Squadron,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Timothy Muna, of the Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), Honor Guard, salutes during a flag folding ceremony honoring those lost during the September 11th terrorist attacks of 2001, at the Morningside Assisted Living Center in Sumter, South Carolina (SC)

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Timothy Muna, of the Shaw...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: MSG... More

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Americus, GA, March 8, 2007 -- Workers use front end loaders to push vegetative waste into a large pile at the temporary debris site located at the Sumter County airport while another worker uses a grader to keep the road level.  The Georgia tornadoes created a large amount of vegetative and construction debris.  Mark Wolfe/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Americus, GA, March 8, 2007 -- Workers u...

Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Americus, GA, March 12, 2007 -- An EMT and a doctor push a new patient into the temporary emergency room across the street from the damaged Sumter Regional Hospital.  The hospital was badly damaged by the recent Georgia tornadoes.  Mark Wolfe/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Americus, GA, March 12, 2007 -- An EMT a...

Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Americus, GA, March 12, 2007 -- Lt. Governor Casey Cagle (plaid shirt) tours the temporary hospital facilities set up across the street from the damaged Sumter Regional Hospital.  The hospital was badly damaged by the recent Georgia tornadoes.  Mark Wolfe/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Americus, GA, March 12, 2007 -- Lt. Gove...

Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Americus, GA, March 12, 2007 -- Interior of the temporary triage and registration tent across the street from the damaged Sumter Regional Hospital.  The hospital was badly damaged by the recent Georgia tornadoes.  Mark Wolfe/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Americus, GA, March 12, 2007 -- Interior...

Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

55th launches jets for deployment

55th launches jets for deployment

The 55th Fighter Squadron patch is displayed as symbol of pride in their building, as they do a preflight brief before stepping to their jets, Jan. 10, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. The 12 F-16 aircraft and approxi... More

(Left to right) Third Army/ARCENT commanding general,

(Left to right) Third Army/ARCENT commanding general,

(Left to right) Third Army/ARCENT commanding general, Lt. Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, is presented a gift from Sumter Police Department Chief, Russell F. Roark and Sumter County Sheriff, Anthony Dennis during a pra... More

U.S. Air Force Col. James McCune, 495th Fighter Group

U.S. Air Force Col. James McCune, 495th Fighter Group

U.S. Air Force Col. James McCune, 495th Fighter Group commander, stands in front of his jet after the 495th FG change of command ceremony at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., June 20, 2014. McCune took command of the ... More

Gunny Sgt. Madyun Shahid, Manpower and Reserve Affairs,

Gunny Sgt. Madyun Shahid, Manpower and Reserve Affairs,

Gunny Sgt. Madyun Shahid, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, performs Salute to Montford Point Marines during the Montford Point Marine Association Chapter 32 formal gala at The Clubs of Quantico, Va., Sept. 12. Fra... More

Eleanor Yokel, daughter of Staff Sgt. Peter Yokel,

Eleanor Yokel, daughter of Staff Sgt. Peter Yokel,

Eleanor Yokel, daughter of Staff Sgt. Peter Yokel, Third Army/U.S. Army Central Advanced Party Communications non-commissioned officer in charge, looks over a copy of the Yellow Ribbon at Third Army's first Fam... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Earnest Powell, 20th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Earnest Powell, 20th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Earnest Powell, 20th Aerospace Medicine Squadron aerospace and operational physiology technician, briefs students on the equipment in an altitude chamber at Shaw Air Force Base, ... More

U.S. Army soldiers run a relay race during the 20th

U.S. Army soldiers run a relay race during the 20th

U.S. Army soldiers run a relay race during the 20th Mission Support Group Warrior Challenge, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Sept. 6, 2013. The 20th MSG Warrior Challenge, a day-long event meant to boost morale bet... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Cody Watson, USARCENT, drinks water

U.S. Army Pfc. Cody Watson, USARCENT, drinks water

U.S. Army Pfc. Cody Watson, USARCENT, drinks water after his 6 mile ruck, U.S. Army Sgt. George, medic, USARCENT, observes his physical condition, USARCENT headquarters, at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, S.C. o... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 495th FG render salutes

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 495th FG render salutes

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 495th FG render salutes during a change of command ceremony at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., June 20, 2014. Col. Juris Jansons relinquished command to Col. James McCune, who to came ... More

Crane operations contractors carried out a heavy lift

Crane operations contractors carried out a heavy lift

Crane operations contractors carried out a heavy lift and rig operation on an M48 Patton tank in front of Patton Hall, USARCENT headquarters, at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, S.C. The tank is being returned a... More

Maj. Gen. Yahya Basheer Al Btoush, the Grand Mufti

Maj. Gen. Yahya Basheer Al Btoush, the Grand Mufti

Maj. Gen. Yahya Basheer Al Btoush, the Grand Mufti of the Jordanian Armed Forces, congratulates 2nd Lt. Akram Musstabha Fraihat, a JAF Imam, at his graduation ceremony from the U.S. Army’s Chaplain’s Basic Offi... More

Don Eady sweeps up fallen hair after multiple haircuts

Don Eady sweeps up fallen hair after multiple haircuts

Don Eady sweeps up fallen hair after multiple haircuts at the barbershop at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Jan. 19, 2012. The barbershop provides a convenient location for airmen here to get haircuts stay within th... More

U. S. Air Force Senior Airman Angela Holt, a native

U. S. Air Force Senior Airman Angela Holt, a native

U. S. Air Force Senior Airman Angela Holt, a native of Wayne, N.J., and a member of the 20th Security Forces Squadron checks all openings of an F-111E Aardvark that will be used as a static display during a sec... More

A member of the prescribe burn team walks through trees

A member of the prescribe burn team walks through trees

A member of the prescribe burn team walks through trees on Poinsett Electronic Combat Range, Sumter, S.C., Jan. 28, 2015. The team monitors the burn by being constantly updated on the humidity so it doesn’t dro... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cody Nell, 20th Civil Engineering

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cody Nell, 20th Civil Engineering

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cody Nell, 20th Civil Engineering Squadron lead firefighter watches over a controlled burn at Poinsett Electronic Range Jan. 8, 2020. The controlled burn was authorized by ranger perso... More

Fire Control Technician Second Class (FT2) Woods looks over the railing of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) as dancers entertain crew members upon the ship's arrival.  The SUMTER is visiting the city during a West African training cruise

Fire Control Technician Second Class (FT2) Woods looks over the railin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Malabo Country: Equatorial Guinea (GNQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

Commander (CDR) Hank Prevette, commanding officer aboard the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181), converses with VIPs.  The SUMTER is visiting the city during a West African training cruise

Commander (CDR) Hank Prevette, commanding officer aboard the tank land...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Malabo Country: Equatorial Guinea (GNQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

Commander (CDR) Hank Prevette, commanding officer of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181), speaks to recipients of Project Handclasp supplies.  The SUMTER is visiting the city during a six-month West African training cruise

Commander (CDR) Hank Prevette, commanding officer of the tank landing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Malabo Country: Equatorial Guinea (GNQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, Usnr-R Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

Lieutenant (LT) Settlemyer, an officer from the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181), presents a plaque to church officials after completing a community relations project.  The SUMTER is visiting Cameroon during a West African training cruise

Lieutenant (LT) Settlemyer, an officer from the tank landing ship USS ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Douala Country: Cameroon (CMR) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital... More

A crane is used to offload supplies for the US embassy store from the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181).  The SUMTER is visiting Mauritania during a West African training cruise

A crane is used to offload supplies for the US embassy store from the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nouakchott Country: Mauritania (MRT) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

Damage control party members and medical corpsmen practice first aid during a general quarters drill aboard the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181).  The SUMTER is on a West African training cruise

Damage control party members and medical corpsmen practice first aid d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Sumter (LST 1181) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Commander (CDR) Hank Prevette, commanding officer of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181), exchanges salutes with a Togolese navy officer arriving for a tour of the ship.  The SUMTER is visiting Togo during a West African training cruise

Commander (CDR) Hank Prevette, commanding officer of the tank landing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lome Country: Togo (TGO) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

Crew members from the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) and other guests dine with local residents during the ship's visit.  The SUMTER is visiting Mauritania during a six-month West African training cruise

Crew members from the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) and othe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nouakchott Country: Mauritania (MRT) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, Usnr-R Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

Sailors aboard the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) participate in a line crossing initiation ceremony where wogs, Sailors who have never crossed the Equator, will become shellbacks.  The SUMTER is in the Atlantic Ocean on a six-month West African

Sailors aboard the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) participate...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Sumter (LST 1181) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, Usnr-R Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

Crew members aboard the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) remove protective head phones after an M2 .50-caliber machine gun firing exercise aboard the ship which is on a six-month West African training cruise

Crew members aboard the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) remove...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Sumter (LST 1181) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, Usnr-R Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

Crew members from the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) offload materials for use in a community relations project.  The SUMTER is visiting Mauritania during a six-month West African training cruise

Crew members from the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) offload ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nouakchott Country: Mauritania (MRT) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, Usnr-R Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

Commander (CDR) Hank Prevette, commanding officer of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181), and crew members distribute Project Handclasp materials to local recipients.  The SUMTER is visiting Ghana during a six-month West African training cruise

Commander (CDR) Hank Prevette, commanding officer of the tank landing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Accra Country: Ghana (GHA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, Usnr-R Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

A starboard beam view of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST-1181) underway. Elements of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) are embarked aboard the SUMTER for a Mediterranean deployment

A starboard beam view of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST-1181) u...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 J. E. Westfall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Crewmen on the deck of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST-1181) secure a mooring line from the utility landing craft LCU-1660. The stern and national ensign of a boat from the amphibious transort dock USS AUSTIN (LPD-4) are in the foreground

Crewmen on the deck of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST-1181) sec...

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

Soldiers from Third Army, armed with their M-9 pistol,

Soldiers from Third Army, armed with their M-9 pistol,

Soldiers from Third Army, armed with their M-9 pistol, take their place at their prospective firing lanes at the Top Shot competition here May 1. The competition tested participants’ ability to fire their weapo... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brian Fisher, 20th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brian Fisher, 20th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brian Fisher, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, communicates with the pilot of an F-16 Fighting Falcon as he performs his final check on the aircraft before launchin... More

Sgt. Maj. Mohammad Ismal Mohammad Al-Smadi, sergeant

Sgt. Maj. Mohammad Ismal Mohammad Al-Smadi, sergeant

Sgt. Maj. Mohammad Ismal Mohammad Al-Smadi, sergeant major of the Jordanian Armed Forces, left, and Command Sgt. Maj. Eric C. Dostie, command sergeant major of U.S. Army Central, participate in discussions duri... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Allan Rodriguez, 20th

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Allan Rodriguez, 20th

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Allan Rodriguez, 20th Medical Logistics Readiness Squadron medical material journeyman, cuts a twig off of a branch while hiking, Bryson City, N.C., July 21, 2013. The Shaw Air Forc... More

U.S. Air Force retired Maj. Jen Kyseth uses a machine

U.S. Air Force retired Maj. Jen Kyseth uses a machine

U.S. Air Force retired Maj. Jen Kyseth uses a machine to strengthen her back muscles at the Young Men's Christian Association to prepare for the Warrior Games, Sumter, S.C., May 8, 2014. Kyseth suffers from chr... More

U.S. Army Central Soldiers and family members listen

U.S. Army Central Soldiers and family members listen

U.S. Army Central Soldiers and family members listen to questions during the USARCENT live Facebook Family Town Hall held Feb. 2, at Patton Hall on Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. The town hall gave families an oppor... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Maurice Toole, 20th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Maurice Toole, 20th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Maurice Toole, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, communicates with aircraft maintainers as he completes his preflight checklist before launching F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, Jan. ... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 20th Civil Engineer

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 20th Civil Engineer

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 20th Civil Engineer Squadron, set up a hazardous material containment area during an integrated base emergency response capability training exercise at Shaw Air Force Base,... More

U.S. Soldiers in the 351st Headquarters Support Company,

U.S. Soldiers in the 351st Headquarters Support Company,

U.S. Soldiers in the 351st Headquarters Support Company, South Carolina Army National Guard, listen while South Carolina Law Enforcement Division agent Wayne Freeman addresses key issues when reacting to an act... More

Bob Caslen, University of South Carolina’s president

Bob Caslen, University of South Carolina’s president

Bob Caslen, University of South Carolina’s president and Lt. Gen. (RET.), is greeted by United States Army Central, command staff during a visit to Patton Hall, USARCENT headquarters, at Shaw Air Force Base in ... More

Four F-16 Vipers representing the 79th Fighter Squadron

Four F-16 Vipers representing the 79th Fighter Squadron

Four F-16 Vipers representing the 79th Fighter Squadron (FS), the 77th FS, the 55th FS and the Wing jet, which are all assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., fly over Myrtle Beach, S.C., ... More

Marissa Witcher and her husband U.S. Air Force Airman

Marissa Witcher and her husband U.S. Air Force Airman

Marissa Witcher and her husband U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Greg Witcher, an intel analyst assigned to the 20th Operations Support Squadron watch as their son Charles reaches for a balloon from Randy "Ballo... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bradley Frazier, right, commander

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bradley Frazier, right, commander

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bradley Frazier, right, commander of Detachment 1, 609th Air and Space Operations, receives a certificate for a meritorious service medal from Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian, assistant dep... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Vincent Pellegri, 91st Air Refueling

U.S. Air Force Capt. Vincent Pellegri, 91st Air Refueling

U.S. Air Force Capt. Vincent Pellegri, 91st Air Refueling Squadron (ARS) pilot (left), walks to fighter aircraft assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing for a familiarization flight at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Dec.... More

American Red Cross - Groups - Group of Red Cross workers. Left to right: Dr. E.M. Sommers, Brooklyn; Dr. H.P. Gillingham, New York; Mr. Norman W. Chandler, New York; Dr. F.A. Turner, Rockford, Ill.; Dr. C.A. Washburn, Springfield, Mass.; Mr. F.G. Weeks, Eldon, Mo.; Mr. E.A. Hackett, Belden, Mass.; Mr. Q.H. Moses, Sumter, S. Car

American Red Cross - Groups - Group of Red Cross workers. Left to righ...

Photographer: American Red Cross American Red Cross - Groups Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A vertical view of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) underway

A vertical view of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) underwa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 P. Wiggins, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) is utilized to assist in the rescue of crewmen from the sinking Panamanian ship "SKY ONE," visible off the SUMTER's starboard bow

The tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) is utilized to assist in t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Tommy Lynaugh Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A port side view of the sinking Panamanian ship "SKY ONE". The tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) and amphibious assault ship USS INCHON (LPH 12) were utilized in the search and rescue of crewmen

A port side view of the sinking Panamanian ship "SKY ONE". The tank la...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Tommy Lynaugh, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

The tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) is utilized to assist in the rescue of crewmen from the sinking Panamanian ship "SKY ONE" visible off the Sumter's starboard bow. Another merchant ship is also visible in the background

The tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) is utilized to assist in t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Tommy Lynaugh, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

A crew member looks over the railing as the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) departs for a six-month West African training cruise

A crew member looks over the railing as the tank landing ship USS SUMT...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, USN Relea... More

CHIEF Warrant Officer Kabick, left, CMDR. Hank Prevette, commanding officer of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST-1181), and LTJG Eldridge present a gift to a foreign officer during a community relations project. The SUMTER is visiting the city during

CHIEF Warrant Officer Kabick, left, CMDR. Hank Prevette, commanding of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Malabo Country: Equatorial Guinea (GNQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

Commander (CDR) Hank Prevette, commanding officer of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181), and Chester E. Norris, US ambassador to Equatorial Guinea, greet local residents.  The SUMTER is visiting the city during a six-month West African training c

Commander (CDR) Hank Prevette, commanding officer of the tank landing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Malabo Country: Equatorial Guinea (GNQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, Usnr-R Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

Fire Control Technician 2nd Class (FT2) Michaud, a crew member aboard the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181), helps local residents paint a hospital during a community relations project.  The SUMTER is visiting the city during a six-month West Africa

Fire Control Technician 2nd Class (FT2) Michaud, a crew member aboard ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Malabo Country: Equatorial Guinea (GNQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, Usnr-R Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

Commander (CDR) Hank Prevette, commanding officer of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181), gives foreign officials a tour of the bridge.  The SUMTER is visiting the city during a six-month West African training cruise

Commander (CDR) Hank Prevette, commanding officer of the tank landing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Malabo Country: Equatorial Guinea (GNQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, Usnr-R Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

AAVP7A1 assault amphibian vehicles come ashore from the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1191) during the amphibious assault phase of Exercise RIMPAC 88

AAVP7A1 assault amphibian vehicles come ashore from the tank landing s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC 88 Base: Bellows Air Station, Oahu State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Commander (CDR) Hank Prevette, commanding officer of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181), gives Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Watt, executive officer, a haircut.  The SUMTER is transiting the Atlantic Ocean on a West African training cruise

Commander (CDR) Hank Prevette, commanding officer of the tank landing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Sumter (LST 1181) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Commander (CDR) Hank Prevette, commanding officer of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181), converses with Chester E. Norris, the ambassador to Equatorial Guinea, and a foreign naval officer.  The SUMTER is visiting Mauritania during a West African training cruise

Commander (CDR) Hank Prevette, commanding officer of the tank landing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nouakchott Country: Mauritania (MRT) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Sanchez, Colombian personnel exchange program officer, and Lieutenant (LT) Schmidt prepare food during the steel deck picnic aboard the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181).  The SUMTER is transiting the Atlantic Ocean on a West African training cruise

Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Sanchez, Colombian personnel exchange prog...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Sumter (LST 1181) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A port quarter view of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST-1181) during Fleet Ex 1-90

A port quarter view of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST-1181) dur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael D.P. Flynn Release Status: Released to Public ... More

A starboard quarter view of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST-1181) underway. Elements of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) are embarked aboard the SUMTER for a Mediterranean deployment

A starboard quarter view of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST-1181...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 J. E. Westfall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A starboard bow view of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST-1181) taken from the stern of a boat from the amphibious transport dock USS AUSTIN (LPD-4)

A starboard bow view of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST-1181) ta...

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

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