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A surgeon takes a blood pressure reading on a crew member in an operating room aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2)

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

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

A stern view of the docking well of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2)

(From bottom-to-top), Aerial starboard view of the U.S. Navy Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser USS ANZIO (CG 68), the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69), and the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2), as they sail in formation during a photographic exercise in the Arabian Sea on Nov. 20, 2006. The ships are currently deployed in support of maritime security operations in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Patrick W. Mullen III) (Released)

An AV-88 Harrier aircraft attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) comes in for a landing on the flight deck of 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

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

A flight deck crewman aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) takes a break during exercise Ocean Venture '81

An AV-8B Harrier aircraft attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) comes in for a landing on the flight deck of 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

A view of the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2), looking forward. CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters are lined up on the deck. The SAIPAN is taking part in exercise Ocean Venture '81

U.S. Navy Sailors aboard several Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats and Landing Craft Utility 1658 wait 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)

An AV-8B Harrier II aircraft hovers over the stern of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) during Fleet Ex 1-90.