National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures

[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__DI10598.JPG]

Stern on view of the US Navy (USN) TARAWA CLASS: Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) underway off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA)

[No caption entered] (U.S. Air Force Number A70528AC)

Mario Verde, Hazard Mitigation Specialist, distributes hazard mitigation rebuilding fact sheets to the public at True Value Hardware. After Typhoon Soudelor hit the island in August, many residents are in the process of rebuilding damaged homes.

War Makes Them Blood-Brothers

Two CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) lift off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during a rehearsal for Operation Sharp Edge. The SAIPAN is on station off the coast of Liberia

A right side view of UH-1N Iroquois helicopter assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) in flight during the NATO Southern Region exercise DRAGON HAMMER '90

US Navy (USN) Sailors conduct live fire weapons qualification training using 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles, on the flight deck of the USN Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS SAIPAN (LHA 2), while the ship is underway in the Atlantic Ocean, conducting routine operations

[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__DI10667.JPG]

U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility 1658 (back) and several Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats prepare to enter the well deck of the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during operations in the Mediterranean Sea on Aug. 31, 2006. SAIPAN is currently underway conducting maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo Mass Communication SPECIALIST Second Class Steven J. Weber) (Released)

Starboard bow view of the US Navy (USN) TARAWA CLASS: Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) underway off the coast of Virginia Beach

Hawaii - Kaiaka Bay