National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures

M/Sgt. Eddie Cox Of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, Waves From The Cockpit Of The Consolidated B-24 Liberator "Tropic Knight". Saipan, Marianas Islands, 1944. (U.S. Air Force Number B64389AC)

When Typhoon Soudelor hit Saipan in August, it affected more than just its human residents--the Saipan Zoo was also heavily impacted. None of the animals were hurt, but the facilities were damaged, and because the zoo is a private, for-profit organization, it was not eligible for FEMA assistance. Forced to close the zoo for safety reasons, owner Frank Aldan set up a GoFundMe account on Facebook to seek additional funds to make the necessary repairs. Through this effort, several of our team members found out about Frank's dilemma and volunteered their time to help him reopen the zoo. Since mid-August, FEMA volunteers have spent their Saturdays clearing debris, cutting trees and providing food

Amtracs Creep Toward Saipan's Smoky Beaches

[No caption entered] (U.S. Air Force Number A55503AC)

S42-82-025 - STS-042 - STS-42 earth observations

3" Japanese Gun

Blood Plasma Cuts the Toll at Saipan

A Marine flight crewman checks the main rotor of a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during Operation Sharp Edge. Marines embarked aboard the SAIPAN have been sent to the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia, to augment security and evacuate U.S. and foreign nationals from the fighting between government and rebel forces

The amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) conducts an underway replenishment (UR) with the USNS LEROY GRUMAN and the amphibious assault ship USS AUSTIN (LPD 4)

Inter-Island Baseball Game On 5 August 1945, Between 'Tinian Flyers' And Saipan Bombers'. These Servicemen Were Nearly All Ex-Big League Players Assigned At The Time To Army Air Forces In Pacific Ocean Area. Saipan, Marianas Islands. 500Th Bomb Group. (U.S. Air Force Number A61149AC)

[Assignment: 48-DPA-SOI_K_Saipan_6-5-07] Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and aides] to Saipan Island, of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands [48-DPA-SOI_K_Saipan_6-5-07__DI10657.JPG]

A port bow view of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) at anchor off the coast of Norway during NATO exercise Northern Wedding '86