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A crash crewman stands by ready for immediate action during flight deck operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2). The SAIPAN is taking part in Exercise Ocean Venture '81

An AV-8B Harrier aircraft of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 (HMH-362) takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) as the vessel is underway in support of maritime interdiction operations

ABOARD USS SAIPAN (LHA-2)....A Navy RADM, right, and a Marine officer brief news correspondents in the wardroom aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) during the joint services exercise Solid Shield '89

A port view of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) underway during the NATO Southern Region exercise DRAGON HAMMER '90

US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) William J. Fallon, Commander, US Pacific Command (USPACOM), visits the crew of the USN Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS SAIPAN (LHA 2). During his visit ADM Fallon thanked crew members for their efforts in providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief aid to victims of a devastating mud and landslide that struck the Philippine Island of Leyte

A port bow view of the dock landing ship USS GERMANTOWN (LSD-42) underway off Saipan during Operation Tandem Thrust

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

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

A port quarter view of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) underway during the NATO Southern Region exercise DRAGON HAMMER '90. In the background are, from left: the Spanish aircraft carrier SPS PRINCIPE DE ASTURIAS (R-11) the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69 and the Italian light aircraft carrier ITS GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI (C-551)

A US Navy (USN) MH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasure Squadron One Four (HM-14) is directed to depart the flight deck on the Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2)

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)