National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures

Republic P-47 'Thunderbolt' Of The 318Th Fighter Group Landing On Ie Shima, Ryukyu Retto After Long Flight From Former Base On Saipan, Marianas Islands. (U.S. Air Force Number 65021AC)

Crew Chief, M/Sgt. Melvin L. Hotz Of Olin, Iowa, Counts The Bombs Which Have Been Painted On The Nose Of The Consolidated B-24 Liberator 'Punjab'. Saipan, Marianas Islands, 1944. (U.S. Air Force Number A64389AC)

Debarkation Close-up

An HH-46D Sea Knight from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 6 (HC-6) prepares to pick up a pallet from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) during an underway replenishment operation. The fleet oiler USNS KANAWHA (T-AO-196) and the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) are in the background. The ROOSEVELT Battle Group is assisting in enforcement of the no-fly zone over Bosnia-Herzegovina during Operation Deny Flight

Cesar Romero Looks Fit After Nine Months Pacific Duty

[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__DI10674.JPG]

[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__DI10752.JPG]

Members of "Fightingest Families" Aboard Coast Guard Vessel

Lt. Gen. Holland M. Smith (right) USMC takes jeep tour of Saipan airfield.

Armorers Removing Ammunition From Wing Guns Of A Republic P-47 'Thunderbolt' Of The 318Th Fighter Group Upon Completion Of Long Flight From Saipan, Marianas Islands, To Ie Shima, Ryukyu Retto. (U.S. Air Force Number 65022AC)

AV-8 Harrier aircraft line the deck as a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter prepares to lift a howitzer from the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) during Fleet Ex 1-90

CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters prepare for flight operations from the deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during NATO Exercise NORTHERN WEDDING 86