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A utility landing craft (LCU-1664) approaches the tank landing ship USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST-1197) for the attachment of a ship-to-shore fuel line during Exercise Crisex '81. The amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) is also visible in the background

An overall view of various ships docked at piers. They are, front to back: The amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2), destroyer USS CARON (DD 970), amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH 2), combat stores ship USS SAN DIEGO (AFS 6), amphibious transport dock USS RALEIGH (LPD 2) and the replenishment oiler USS MILWAUKEE (AOR 2)

Ships from four nations sail in formation during the NATO Southern Region exercise Dragon Hammer '90. The ships are, from front: the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2), the Spanish aircraft carrier SPS Principe de Asturias (R-11), the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69), the Italian light aircraft carrier ITS GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI (C-551) and the British light aircraft carrier HMS INVINCIBLE (R-05)

Marines of the 2nd Light Armored Infantry Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, sit on their vehicles aboard a utility landing craft (LCU) in the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) during Fleet Ex 1-90

Port side view of the US Navy (USN) TARAWA CLASS: Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) underway off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA)

U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility 1658 performs small boat operations in the Mediterranean Sea on Aug. 31, 2006. The LCU is embarked onboard the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2). (U.S. Navy PHOTO by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN McKinley Cartwright) (Released)

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter performs flight operations off the starboard side of the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during operations in the Mediterranean Sea on Aug. 31, 2006. In the foreground are Sailors working on an MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter from Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron Squadron 15. SAIPAN is currently underway on a routine deployment in support of the Global War On Terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Patrick W. Mullen III (Released)

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

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

US Navy (USN) Sailors stationed onboard the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS SAIPAN (LHA 2), observe as Replenishment At Sea (RAS) operations are conducted with the German Navy, Bremen Class (Type 122) Frigate, FGS NIEDERSACHSEN (F 208), while the ships are underway in the Atlantic Ocean participating in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Standing Naval Force Atlantic (SNFL) 2004. The Standing Naval Force is a squadron of eight to ten destroyers and frigates from different nations in the NATO organization

Navy and Marine officers receive an operational status briefing in the wardroom aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2). The SAIPAN is on station off the coast of Liberia for Operation Sharp Edge

A close up view of the starboard bow of the TARAWA CLASS AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) as it gets a tow entering the harbor at Naval Station Rota, Spain. The SAIPANS crew will assist in wash-down and inspection of all land vehicles onboard ship during the port visit