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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 port bow view of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) at anchor off the coast of Norway during NATO exercise Northern Wedding '86

A Marine of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) sits at the edge of the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) while waiting to board a helicopter during Operation Sharp Edge. Marines of the 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 aerial port bow view of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2)

A Landing Signal Enlisted (LSE) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (BM) visually guides an MV-22B Osprey in for a landing aboard the USS SAIPAN (LHA 2)

Polynesian dancers greet the officers and crew of the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Command Ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19) to the tropical island of Saipan. The BLUE RIDGE is on a four-day port visit coinciding with local Veteran's Day ceremonies. The BLUE RIDGE is the Seventh Fleet command and control ship, forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan

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

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

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.

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)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) White, Headquarters and Service Battalion (H&S BN), Marine Forces Pacific (MARFORPAC), Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii (HI), performs lead and rear hand punches, while participating in a unit wide conditioning exercise to enhance their combat readiness and improve their personal physical fitness