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A Marine Medium Helicopter Squadon 261 (HMM-261) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter comes in for a landing aboard 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 high-angle view showing US Navy (USN) Sailors engage in a live fire weapons qualification 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

A view onboard the flight deck of the US Navy (USN) Tarawa Class: Amphibious Assault ship, USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) as the ship conducts a test its Counter Measure Wash Down System (CMWDS), while underway in the Atlantic Ocean taking part in the North Atlantic Treaty Organizations (NATO) Standing Naval Force Atlantic (SNFL) 2004 exercises. SNFL is a permanent peacetime multinational naval squadron composed of destroyers and frigates from the navies of various NATO nations

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

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

A crewman selects food while in the mess line aboard the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH 9). The ship is participating in operations off the coast of Lebanon

A port beam view of, from top to bottom, the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH-9), the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) and the British aircraft carrier HMS ARK ROYAL (R-07) underway

A view of several islands near Guam, taken from the bridge of the salvage ship USS BOLSTER (ARS 38)

CAPT J. W. Renard, commanding officer, relaxes for a moment aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) during exercise Ocean Venture '81

Navy and Marine mess management specialists aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) make cookies in preparation for the arrival of evacuees from the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia. The SAIPAN is on station off the coast of Liberia for Operation Sharp Edge

A Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Sailor waits aboard a US Navy (USN) MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter form Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 (HSC-25), during a Helicopter Rope Suspension Technique (HRST) training exercise held at Polaris Point, Santa Rita Naval Base, Guam (GU), during the Annual Multi-national Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Exercise known as TRICARB 2006." The Exercise brings together EOD Units from the US, Australia and Singapore