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Engineering personnel aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) make preparations to shut down one of the ship's boilers for maintenance. The SAIPAN steamed at flank speed for a week to be on station off the coast of Liberia for OPERATION SHARP EDGE

A port bow view of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) approaching Naval Station, Norfolk

A sign welcomes participants of Exercise Kennel Bear '4-82. Tinian is part of the Marina Island group Saipan, and was used as an airfield during World War II

The utility landing craft LCU-1657 begins to lower its ramp as it approaches the beach at Vieques, Puerto Rico, during Fleet Ex 1-90. In the background is the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2)

A Landing Craft, Air Cushioned (LCAC) assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) lands on Red Beach on Sardinia, Italy

(From right-to-left), Aerial 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)

Aviation Boatswains Mate Handler 1ST Class James PETTY directs an aircraft during Exercise DYNAMIC MIX off the coast of Capo Teulada, Sardinia, Italiy, onboard the Landing Helicopter Assault Ship (LHA 2) USS SAIPAN

A starboard beam view of the Soviet Krivak I class guided missile Frigate FFG-916 underway as seen from the deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2)

Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) are led 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 US Navy (USN) MH-60S Knighthawk, Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 6 (HC-6), Chargers, Naval Air Station (NAS) Norfolk, Virginia (VA), gets hooked up with a bundle of ammunition, bound for a nearby Navy vessel, from the flight deck onboard the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) at sea. The SAIPAN is at sea conducting training exercises for a scheduled deployment

A port bow view of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) during maritime interdiction operations

Two LCM-8 mechanized landing craft approach the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) as the utility landing craft LCU-1643 pulls away from the SAIPAN's well deck 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