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[Assignment: 48-DPA-SOI_K_Saipan_6-5-07] Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and aides] to Saipan Island, of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands [48-DPA-SOI_K_Saipan_6-5-07__DI10798.JPG]

Marine Corps helicopters are parked on the forward flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) during NATO exercise NORTHERN WEDDING '86. The amphibious command ship USS MOUNT WHITNEY (LCC-20) is underway in the background

A British Royal Navy Sea King anti-submarine helicopter conducts screening operations for the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during NATO Exercise NORTHERN WEDDING 86. The mountains of Vestfjord, Norway, are in the background

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

World War II – Saipan

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

Sailor's Holiday

Burial At Sea Aboard a Coast Guard-Manned Transport

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Commander Leon H. Morine Receives Navy Commendation Ribbon

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

World War II – Saipan