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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__DI11034.JPG]

A plane director on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) signals to the pilot of an AV-88 Harrier aircraft attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) during a rehearsal for Operation Sharp Edge. The SAIPAN is on station off the coast of Liberia

Letter from Bobby Johnston to Warren [Letter 130]

Two Indian Marine Observers on Hill Overlooking Garapan Emulate the Silent Watchfulness of their Forefathers while Manning their Observation Post

Two LCM-8 mechanized landing craft move toward the open well deck of 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

In Repair Shop 9 (R-9), grinding parts down smooth and clean help preserve the integrity of a ship

[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__DI10685.JPG]

Northern Mariana Islands, abandoned Japanese Command Post on Saipan Island

A sailor monitors the pressure gauges on one of the boilers aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2). The SAIPAN steamed at flank speed for a week to be on station off the coast of Liberia for Operation Sharp Edge

[Post Exchange, barber shop, and gun cleaning tent at military camp, Saipan]

LT. GEN. Peter T. Kempf, right, commander, 12th Air Force, tours the bridge of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) with the ship's commanding officer during the joint services exercise Solid Shield '89