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Marines on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) board a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) for transportation to Monrovia, Liberia, to evacuate dependents and non-essential U.S. Embassy staff from the midst of fighting between Liberian government forces and rebel factions

A pallet of supplies is passed on a wire highline rig between the fleet oiler USNS NEOSHO (T-AO 143) and the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) as an underway replenishment is conducted off the coast of Liberia during Operation Sharp Edge. Marines embarked aboard the SAIPAN have been 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 group of Marines stand watch on the roof of the United States Embassy. 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

Marines on the hangar deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) fill their magazines with ammunition before boarding helicopters for transportation to Monrovia, Liberia, to evacuate dependents and non-essential U.S. Embassy staff from the midst of fighting between Liberian government forces and rebel factions

A Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter approaches the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) as the ship sits offshore near Vieques, Puerto Rico, during Fleet Ex 1-90. The stern gate of the SAIPAN is open for landing craft operations

A flight deck crewman attaches a sling to the underside of an HH-46D Sea Knight from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 6 (HC-6) during a vertical replenishment operation aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The fleet oiler USNS KANAWHA (T-AO-196) and the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) are in the background. The Roosevelt Battle Group is assisting in enforcement of the no-fly zone over Bosnia-Herzegovina during Operation Deny Flight

A port quarter view of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) underway during NATO Exercise Northern Wedding '86

Signalman Third Class (SM3) Young makes flag signals on board USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during a training exercise

Officers of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) gather in the MEU commander's office aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) for a briefing on the situation in and around Monrovia, Liberia. The SAIPAN is on station off the coast of Liberia for Operation Sharp Edge

(From bottom-to-top), Aerial port 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)

US Navy (USN) CHIEF Aviation Ordnanceman (AOC) Scott Kuczynski fires a twin M2.50 caliber machine gun, from onboard the USN Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS SAIPAN (LHA 2), at the decommissioned USN (former) Robert D. Conrad Class Oceanographic Research Ship, (now) Unclassified Miscellaneous (IX) Research Vessel, R/V GOSPORT (IX 517) in a live-fire Sink Exercise conducted 300 miles off the eastern seaboard of the United States. The R/V GOSPORT, other decommissioned vessels that were used as targets, were completely inspected by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) before being sunk and will now serve as an artificial reef for deep-sea marine life

Ships from four nations sail in formation during the NATO Southern Region exercise DRAGON HAMMER '90. The ships are, from front: 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)