National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures

U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1658 (right), assigned to Assault Craft Unit 2, prepares to enter the well deck aboard the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) after it successfully completed small boat operations in the Mediterranean Sea on Aug. 24, 2006. SAIPAN is currently underway conducting maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Patrick W. Mullen III) (Released)

George Tweed on Board USS HORNET (CV 12) After Having Been Transferred From USS McCALL (DD 400), the Ship That Rescued Him From Guam - After Haircut By J.E. Quattrocchi, S1c

U.S. Navy CHIEF Aviation Ordnanceman Zachary A. MacDonald prepares to strike at CHIEF Aviation Structural Mechanic Christopher Carlson's"Red Man"bag during a boarding team training aboard the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) in the Gulf of Aden on Sept. 11, 2006. SAIPAN is currently underway conducting maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Erik Siegel) (Released)

[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__DI10949.JPG]

Transformers being readied for delivery to the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC) who will take delivery of the most critical piece of the restoration puzzle.

World War II – Saipan

Garapan, Capital of Marianas, Shelled by Navy Units

An LCM-8 is launched from the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) during NATO exercise Display Determination '81

[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__DI10962.JPG]

61A-37-046 - STS-61A - STS-61A earth observations

[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__DI10883.JPG]

US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) William J. Fallon, Commander, US Pacific Command (USPACOM), visits the crew of the USN Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS SAIPAN (LHA 2). During his visit ADM Fallon thanked crew members for their efforts in providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief aid to victims of a devastating mud and landslide that struck the Philippine Island of Leyte