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Quarter MASTER 2nd Class (QM2) Feldhaus, takes a reading with a sextant on the Signal Bridge of the USS SAIPAN (LHA 2), deployed in the Mediterranean Sea

A silhouetted starboard quarter view of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) underway during NATO Exercise NORTHERN WEDDING 86

A member of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 (HMM-264) takes a break aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2). The SAIPAN is taking part in exercise Ocean Venture '81

A Navy SEAL participating in Exercise DYNAMIC MIX is pulled from the water onboard a USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) helicopter off the coast of Capo Teulada, Sardinia

US Navy (USN) flight deck personnel attach a cargo pendant to an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter on the flight deck of the Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2)

A starboard beam view of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) during NATO exercise Northern Wedding '86

Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) gather in the hangar bay aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) for a briefing on the situation in Monrovia, Liberia, and the rules of engagement governing their mission once ashore. The SAIPAN is on station off the coast of Liberia for Operation Sharp Edge

A starboard quarter view of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) underway during NATO Exercise NORTHERN WEDDING 86

Aviation Maintenance Administrationman 2nd Class (AZ2) Garcia of Island Park, New York, loads a Close In Weapons System (CIWS) mount with 20mm ammunition during a general quarters drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2)

A starboard bow view of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) tied up at pier 21. The SAIPAN has returned to Norfolk following deployment to the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm.

An LCM-6 mechanized landing craft is piloted past the docking well of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) during NATO Exercise Northern Wedding '86. A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter and a CH-46 Chinook helicopter are on the flight deck

Ships from four nations sail in formation during the NATO Southern Region exercise DRAGON HAMMER '90. The ships are, from left: the British light aircraft carrier HMS INVINCIBLE (R-05), the Italian light aircraft carrier ITS GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI (C-551), the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69), the Spanish aircraft carrier SPS PRINCIPE DE ASTURIAS (R-11) and the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2)