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An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) called the"Scan Eagle"launches from the flight deck of the U.S. Navy Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during operations in the Atlantic Ocean on Aug. 18, 2006. The"Scan Eagle"is designed to provide persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data, battle damage assessment and communications relay in support of the Global War On Terrorism. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Patrick W. Mullen III) (Released)

U.S. Navy Sailors on board the Whidbey Island Class Dock Landing Ship USS ASHLAND (LSD 48) secure the ensign before getting underway from Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek on November 16, 2006. The ASHLAND will relieve Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN John Suits) (Released)

A flight deck crewman aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) prepares a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter for flight. The SAIPAN is taking part in exercise Ocean Venture '81

Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) stand by to board a helicopter aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during Operation Sharp Edge. The Marines will be flown to the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia, to augment security and evacuate U.S. and foreign nationals from the fighting between government and rebel forces

A utility landing craft carrying an M-60 tank approaches the tank landing ship USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST-1197) during Exercise Crisex '81. The amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) is also visible in the background

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 plane director on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) signals to the pilot of an AV-88 Harrier aircraft attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) during a rehearsal for Operation Sharp Edge. The SAIPAN is on station off the coast of Liberia

Two LCM-8 mechanized landing craft move toward the open well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during Operation Sharp Edge. Marines embarked aboard the SAIPAN are being sent to the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia, to augment security and evacuate U.S. and foreign nationals from the fighting between government and rebel forces

In Repair Shop 9 (R-9), grinding parts down smooth and clean help preserve the integrity of a ship

A sailor monitors the pressure gauges on one of the boilers aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2). The SAIPAN steamed at flank speed for a week to be on station off the coast of Liberia for Operation Sharp Edge

LT. GEN. Peter T. Kempf, right, commander, 12th Air Force, tours the bridge of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) with the ship's commanding officer during the joint services exercise Solid Shield '89

An HH-46D Sea Knight from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 6 (HC-6) takes off with a pallet of supplies during an underway replenishment operation aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). 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