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A helicopter crewman from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) fires an M-2 .50-caliber machine gun from the stern of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) during weapons training held prior Operation Sharp Edge. The SAIPAN is on station off the coast of Liberia

Ships from four nations sail alongside one another 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)

A right side view of UH-1N Iroquois helicopter assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) in flight during the NATO Southern Region exercise DRAGON HAMMER '90

Crew members gather on the flight deck to watch a boxing match aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2)

Ships from four nations sail in formation during the NATO Southern Region exercise DRAGON HAMMER '90. The ships are, from front: 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 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) are led to a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during a rehearsal for Operation Sharp Edge. The SAIPAN is on station off the coast of Liberia

U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility 1658 and several Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats prepare to enter the well deck of the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during operations in the Mediterranean Sea on Aug. 31, 2006. SAIPAN is currently underway conducting maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo Mass Communication SPECIALIST Second Class Steven J. Weber) (Released)

UH-1N Iroquois, CH-46 Sea Knight, and AH-1T Sea Cobra helicopters are parked on the bow of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during NATO Exercise NORTHERN WEDDING '86

Two flight deck crewmen wait for flight operations to resume aboard 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

U.S. Navy Sailors and numerous F/A-18 Hornet aircraft are seen on the flight deck of the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69) while the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2), (back), navigates alongside the carrier in the Arabian Sea on Nov. 20, 2006. Both ships are currently conducting maritime security operations in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN David Danals) (Released)

A sailor in an engineering space aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) consults a manual while preparing to make an adjustment to the ship's No. 1 boiler. The SAIPAN is on station off the coast of Liberia for Operation Sharp Edge

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