National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures

In Tight Formation Over Saipan, A Republic P-47, Lockheed P-38, And A North American P-51 Show What The Japs Can Expect To See In The Near Future Over Tokyo. P-47S Helped Take Marianas Bases From Which The P-38S Flew Strafing And Escort Missions To Help (U.S. Air Force Number 56685AC)

Aerial port quarter view of the amphibious assault ship USS Saipan (LHA-2) tied up on the north side of pier 6. In the upper left of the photo is a Los Angeles class nuclear-powered attack submarine arriving in company of two YTBs

Marines pile up sandbags that are being filled on the beach at the edge of the US Embassy compound. Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU), deployed aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2), were sent to augment security at the embassy as part of Operation SHARP EDGE

[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__DI10568.JPG]

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) called the"Scan Eagle"launches from a pneumatic wedge catapult launcher on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during operations in the Atlantic Ocean on Aug. 23, 2006. The"Scan Eagle"is designed to provide persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data, battle damage assessment and communications relay in support of the Global War on Terrorism. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Patrick W. Mullen III) (Released)

The amphibious assault ship USS INCHON (LPH-12), left, the amphibious transport dock USS PONCE (LPD-15), center, and the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) lie tied up at the naval station

[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__DI11004.JPG]

World War II – Saipan

Marines on the hangar deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) fill their magazines with ammunition before boarding helicopters for transportation to Monrovia, Liberia, to evacuate dependents and non-essential U.S. Embassy staff from the midst of the fighting between Liberian government forces and rebel factions

Mikenzie Rost and Jackson Owens, with community volunteers. On Friday, October 23rd, the AmeriCorps Disaster Response Team supported a large-scale volunteer event in Chalan Kanoa in coordination with United for Saipan and the LTRG (CARE). The AmeriCorps Disaster Response Team members trained and led 25 volunteers in canvassing the Chalan Kanoa neighborhood with two goals in mind: to bring to light the community's unmet needs, and to determine work sites for the Saturday and Sunday volunteer events. Over Saturday & Sunday, volunteers went through the neighborhood to gather debris for removal, collected information from additional clients about their unmet needs, and received training on client intakes for unmet needs. In total at this event, 77 client intakes were completed, 140 cubic yards of tin & vegetative debris were removed, and a total of 391 volunteer hours were logged by 117 volunteers supporting the Cleanup events over Friday, Saturday & Sunday.

Boeing B-29 Superfortresses In Dispersal Area In The Marianas Islands. [497Th Bomb Group; Probably Isley Field, Saipan.] (U.S. Air Force Number 59044AC)

[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__DI11035.JPG]