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A locking storage rack aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) that has been modified to accept the M249 squad automatic weapon (SAW) (shown in rack) and the M16A2 rifle

Flight deck crewmen aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LPH-2) take a break as they watch U.S. and Spanish ships perform maneuvering exercises. The ships are taking part in exercise Ocean Venture '81

Sailors monitor instrument consoles in an engineering space aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) as preparations are made 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

Engineering personnel aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) monitor the status of the ship's No. 1 boiler. The SAIPAN is on station off the coast of Liberia for Operation Sharp Edge

Marines on the grounds of the US Embassy sandbag a position near the compound's perimeter. Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU), deployed aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2), were sent to augment security at the embassy as part of Operation SHARP EDGE

A Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter lifts off from 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

Artwork: "PFC Charles Keniny," Saipan, World War II- Artist: Robert Benney

Two CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) depart the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during Operation Sharp Edge. Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) 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

A starboard quarter view of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) with CH-53E Super Stallion and CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters parked on the flight deck during NATO Exercise NORTHERN WEDDING '86

A CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) lifts off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) during Operation Sharp Edge. Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) 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 LCM 6 mechanized landing craft exits from the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during NATO Exercise NORTHERN WEDDING '86. On the flight deck are CH-46 Sea Knight and CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters

ENSIGN Stuart H. Johnston, right, keeps watch from the bridge of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) off the coast of North Carolina during the joint services exercise SOLID SHIELD '89