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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

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

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

The amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) sits at anchor near Vieques, Puerto Rico, during Fleet Ex 1-90

A U.S. Navy search and rescue swimmers (SAR) Air Warfare System's Operator Second Class Randy Eaton and Damage Controlman Second Class Christopher Johnson are hoisted out of the water by an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, from Helicopter Sea Combat Support Squadron 26, during a combined training with SAR personnel from the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) in the Mediterranean Sea on Aug. 24, 2006. SAIPAN is currently underway conducting maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Patrick W. Mullen III) (Released)

CAPT. A.L. Heisig, right, commanding officer, and CMDR. S. Markey, executive officer, confer on the bridge wing of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) as they monitor an underway replenishment operation with the fleet oiler USNS ANDREW J. HIGGINS (T-AO-190). The ships are operating in the waters off Saipan during Operation Tandem Thrust

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

The 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, Virginia (VA), after completing a three-month surge deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT)

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 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

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