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Navy Secretary Visits Pacific War Front

The B-29 Takes It! Capt. James Pearson And His Crew Of The 881St Bomb Sqd., 500Th Bomb Gp., 73Rd Bomb Wing Based On Saipan, Brought This Plane In From Tokyo Over 1500 Miles Of Water Thru Adverse Weather And Darkness With Two Engines Out On One Side. The (U.S. Air Force Number 59780AC)

Landing Craft Unit 1657 (LCU 1657) embarks for the beach as part of Exercise ATLAS HINGE

[Photograph 2012.201.B1048.0628]

[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__DI11024.JPG]

Aviation Boatswains Mate Third Class (AB3) Scoville practices fire fighting procedures during a general quarters drill onboard the USS SAIPAN (LHA 2)

A starboard view of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) underway during the NATO Southern Region exercise DRAGON HAMMER '90

Mai 1942 - La Bataille de la Mer de Corail ... Juin 1941 - La Bataille de Midway ... Aout 1942 - Guadalcanal ... Juin 1943 - Les Iles Aleoutiennes ... Novembre 1943 - Les Iles Tarawa et Makin ... Fevrier 1944 - Kwajalein dan les Marshall ... Juillet 1944 - A Saipan ... Juillet 1944 - Les tanks amphibies transportant ... Dans le Pacifique

The amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) lies at anchor offshore during the NATO Southern Region exercise DRAGON HAMMER '90

"After the Marines captured this mountain gun from the Japs at Saipan, they put it into use during the attack on Garapan, administrative center of the island."

[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__DI10856.JPG]

The commanding officer of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) delivers a pre-operation briefing to his officers in the squadron ready room aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2). The SAIPAN is on station off the coast of Liberia for Operation Sharp Edge