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A squad of Marines moves to board a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter on the grounds 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

Okinawa...A Paradox: A Touch of Home -- And Japan

[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__DI11005.JPG]

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine stands at attention after placing a wreath on an artillery piece, at a dedication ceremony for an artillery gun park in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC). The park was named after USMC Private First Class (PFC) Harold C. Agerholm, 4th Battalion, 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, who received the Medal of Honor posthumously during World War II for action against Japanese forces on Saipan and rescuing forty-five casualties under heavy enemy fire

STS51C-42-021 - STS-51C - STS-51C earth observations

Civil Administration Unit, Saipan Island, Marianas, 10/31/44-1/1/49

WORLD WAR II: AIRCRAFT CARRIER GUNNERS SCORE A HIT ON A JAPANESE PLANE OFF OF SAIPAN-SOLDIERS ON DECK WATCHING PLANE GO INTO THE WATER

Lt. Gen. Millard F. Harmon, C.G., Aaf, Pacific Ocean Areas, And Deputy Commander, 20Th A.F., Chats With Brig. Gen. Truman H. Landon, C.G., Vii Bomber Command, During Gen. Harmon'S Visit To Saipan On 5. Dec. 1944. (U.S. Air Force Number 57047AC)

World War II – Saipan

Commonwealth Utility Corporation power employees load reconditioned transformers onto semi-trucks after they were delivered to the island from Kansas. These transformers were delivered to aid in the efforts to restore long-term power to Saipan after Typhoon Soudelor caused serious damage back in August, 2015. A total of 486 transformers will be delivered to Saipan by the end of the month.

WORLD WAR II: POST OFFICE OPERATES UNDER THE SMOKE OF BATTLE - 4TH MARINE DIVISION