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U.S. Navy Sailors listen intently to their instructor during History 1301, a Naval College Program for Afloat College Education course, onboard the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) while the ship is underway in the Indian Ocean on Aug. 22, 2006. The program gives Sailors the opportunity to experience challenging education and continue their personal and professional growth while on sea duty assignments. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Erik K. Siegel) (Released)

A plane director signals to the pilot of an AV-8B Harrier aircraft taxiing on 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 British HAS, Mark 2 Lynx helicopter comes in to land aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during Operation Sharp Edge. Marines embarked aboard the SAIPAN have been 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

(From bottom-to-top), Aerial port view of the U.S. Navy Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2), the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69), and the Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser USS ANZIO (CG 68), as they sail in formation during a photographic exercise on Nov. 20, 2006. The ships are currently deployed in support of maritime security operations in the Arabian Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Patrick W. Mullen III) (Released)

A pallet of supplies is passed on a wire highline rig between the fleet oiler USNS NEOSHO (T-AO 143) and the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) as an underway replenishment is conducted off the coast of Liberia during Operation Sharp Edge. Marines embarked aboard the SAIPAN have been 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

Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) pick up their equipment before boarding a helicopter 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

Jeeps loaded aboard a landing craft (LCU) that is housed in the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) during the 36th Marine Amphibious Unit exercise

Starboard view of the US Navy (USN) Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) guided to the pier by tugboats as her Sailors man the rails. The SAIPAN returned to Naval Station (NS) Norfolk after completing a three-month surge deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT)

A CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) departs the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during Operation Sharp Edge. Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) 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

An overhead view of the US Navy (USN) Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) taken from a USN MH-60S Seahawk helicopter as it flies over the ship. The SAIPAN is currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean en route to her new homeport of Norfolk, Virginia (VA), after a successful 91-day deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). (SUBSTANDARD)

Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to fire their M-249 squad automatic weapons from the stern of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) during weapons training held prior Operation Sharp Edge. The SAIPAN is on station off the coast of Liberia

Artwork: "POW Amputee," Saipan, July 1944- Artist: Robert Benney