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World War II – Saipan

Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) gather in the hangar bay aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) for a briefing on the situation in and around Monrovia, Liberia, and the rules of engagement governing their mission once ashore. The SAIPAN is on station off the coast of Liberia for Operation Sharp Edge

Ships from four nations sail in formation during the NATO Southern Region exercise DRAGON HAMMER '90. The ships are, from front: amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2), the Spanish aircraft carrier SPS PRINCIPE DE ASTURIAS (R-11), the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69), the Italian light aircraft carrier ITS GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI (C-551), and the British light aircraft carrier HMS INVINCIBLE (R-05)

General – Medal of Honor – World War II

Missing Air Crew Report number 12777

USS MONAGHAN - Rep of Bombardment of Saipan Island, Marianas, 6/13/44

S34-79-081 - STS-034 - STS-34 earth observations

[Servicemen gathered around wreckage of unidentified aircraft, Saipan]

COMTASK-UNIT 52.5.2 - Rep of Ops, 6/15/44 to 7/10/44, Invasion of Saipan Is, Marianas

Artwork: "Shock Tent," Saipan- Artist: Robert Benney

Port quarter stern view of the US Navy (USN) TARAWA CLASS: Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) underway off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA)