Naval Vessels and Operations

Images of various naval vessels and support operations at sea, highlighting military readiness and maritime capabilities.

BALTIC SEA (June 10, 2022) The Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO-201) and the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) conduct a replenishment-at-sea during exercise BALTOPS22. BALTOPS22 is the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region. The exercise, led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea.

DN-ST-85-10197. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A French Alouette III Helicopter hovers above the helicopter pad of the French underway replenishmenttanker FNS VAR (A608) during an underway replenishment with the nuclear powered aircaft carrier USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70). Country: Northern Arabian Sea

DN-ST-89-01843. Country: Unknown

DA-ST-87-04222. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '86 Base: Bremerhaven Country: West Germany (FRG)

DN-ST-88-10216. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-04378. Country: Unknown

DN-ST-88-08675. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

BALTIC SEA (June 10, 2022) The Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO-201) and the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) conduct a replenishment-at-sea during exercise BALTOPS22. BALTOPS22 is the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region. The exercise, led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea.

DN-SC-88-09180. Base: Sturgeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The combat support ship USS Detroit (AOE-4) steams alongside the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-60) during an underway replenishment as part of a 1992 Mediterranean deployment. Refueling hoses can be seen passed between the two ships. The destroyer USS Comte De Grasse (DD-974) is in the background awaiting her turn to refuel. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

DN-ST-85-10796. Base: Sturgeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The large harbor tug SANTAQUIN (YTB-824) assists the tank landing ship USS MANITOWOC (LST-1180) as it arrives alongside the pier. The MANITOWOC is returning to Little Creek following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220711-N-OR809-1007PEARL HARBOR (July 11, 2022) - Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) departs Pearl Harbor to begin the at-sea phase for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 11. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

A LCU (Landing Craft Utility) loaded with Marine field equipment prepares to enter the welldeck of the Dock Landing Ship, USS ASHLAND (LSD 48). The ship was pier side in Kuwait City as part of the Southwest Asia build-up. Base: Kuwait City Country: Kuwait (KWT)

The rapid-response vehicle cargo ship USNS REGULUS (T-AKR-292) departs from port after taking on equipment of the 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) for deployment to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Savannah State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A stern view of the guided missile frigate USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (FFG 58) underway during sea trials prior to its commissioning. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A bow view of the hydrofoil patrol missile combatant ship USS TAURUS (PHM 3) foil-borne. Country: Unknown

A view of the bow of the guided missile cruiser USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG-51) as the vessel is maneuvered toward the pier by the large harbor tug ANOKA (YTB-810) following its arrival in port with other ships of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) battle group. The vessels are returning to Norfolk after being deployed in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

001009-N-3560G-002. Base: Uss Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A fleet of United Kingdom ships at sea off the coast of North Carolina. Subject Operation/Series: Combined Joint Training Field Exercise (CJTFEX) 96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A silhouetted port bow view of the guided missile frigate ELROD (FFG-55) underway during sea trials. Country: Unknown

DN-SC-85-07874. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The U.S. Army's logistic support vessel GEN. FRANK S. BESSON JR. (LSV-1) is positioned alongside the Military Sealift Command vehicle cargo ship USNS POLLUX (T-AKR-290) as the two vessels operate near Camp Lejeune during Joint Logistics Over the Shore (JLOTS) exercises, part of Exercise Ocean Venture '92. M-939 5-ton cargo trucks and M-548 tracked cargo carriers line the deck of the POLLUX. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '92 State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-00990. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WEDDING 86 Base: North Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A starboard view of the air cushion landing craft LCAC 28 underway off the coast of Virginia near Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek. Country: Chesapeake Bay

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITIES (Feb. 28, 2013) Landing Craft Utility 1635, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 1, enters the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5). Peleliu is the flagship for the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

DN-ST-85-11630. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to U.S. Army Landing Craft Utility Calaboza ground guides a Marine Corps Joint Light Tactical Vehicle into position during exercise Winter Workhorse 23 at Naha Military Port, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 4, 2022. Winter Workhorse is an annual exercise for CLR-3 to train to carry out mission-essential tasks in forward-deployed, austere environments.

DM-ST-86-08336. Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2) comes alongside the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) as it prepares to dock in port during Operation Desert Shield. The IWO JIMA has returned to Bahrain following a boiler room accident aboard the vessel which killed ten crew members. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: USS Iwo Jima(LHD 7) Country: Bahrain(BHR)

DN-ST-86-07141. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

England, Kent, Dover, Border Force officers landing Asylum Seekrs picked up in the English Channel.

The crew of the submarine tender USS HOLLAND (AS-32) man the rails as they return from Holy Loch, Scotland. Base: Naval Base, Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of radar equipment aboard the Soviet Udaloy class guided missile destroyer Vitse-Admiral Kulakov (DDG-659). Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

An aerial view of the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV-41) conducting underway replenishment operations with the fleet oiler USNS HASSAYAMPA (T-AO-145). Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Crewmen on the deck of the Grounded destroyer USS SPRUANCE watch as the salvage ship USS GRASP (ARS-51) applies 140 tons of force to a tow cable attached to the destroyer's bow. The SPRUANCE ran aground off Andros Island, Bahamas, January 25, 1989. The top of the foremast broke during heavy winds. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

The Thai utility landing craft WANG NOK (LCU-9) approaches the beach during the combined Thai/U.S. exercise Cobra Gold '90. A Thai Normed class tank landing ship is in the background. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '90 State: Rayong Province Country: Thailand (THA)

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. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '81 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Sailors on the pier assist in docking procedures for the replenishment oiler USS KANSAS CITY (AOR-3). Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-00264. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

221118-N-RT917-1003 ARABIAN GULF (NOVEMBER 18, 2022) A Sailor retrieves a flag aboard guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) in the Arabian Gulf, Nov. 18. The Sullivans is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region.

GULF OF AQABA (June 6, 2013) Landing craft air cushions (LCAC) from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4 conduct operations at sea while assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17). San Antonio is deployed as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group with embarked Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Utility landing craft LCU-1658, loaded with an earthmover, trucks and high-mobility, multipurpose, wheeled vehicles, takes on fuel and supplies from the tank landing ship USS BOULDER (LST-1190) during a joint military exercise called OCEAN VENTURE '92 off the coast of North Carolina. Flying over the landing craft is an CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '92 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

The guided missile destroyer USS MACDONOUGH (DDG 39) comes alongside the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) to receive fuel. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Marines from the 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, Headquarters and Service Company look towards the USS TARAWA (LHA-1) from an LCU shortly after leaving the wet dock. The Marines are on their way to assault Red Beach at Camp Pendleton, California during the amphibious phase of the exercise. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP STRIKE '97 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A support ship sails back to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni during the annual Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force New Years flight at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 5, 2024. The JMSDF New Years flight is typically held at the beginning of January, and this years flight showcased the US-2s capabilities, as well as Fleet Air Wing 31s ability to swiftly and successfully conduct search and rescue missions. This is the first time in 9 years the event has been held at Iwakuni.

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (March 5, 2015) Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) man the rails as the ship departs Naval Station Rota. Laboon is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe.

120323-N-PI204-515PLYMOUTH, England (March 23, 2012) The guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) arrives in Plymouth, England, for a port visit after transiting the Atlantic Ocean. Forrest Sherman is preparing to engage in flag officer sea training.

A port bow view of the Soviet Moma class intelligence collection ship SELIGER underway during NATO exercise Northern Wedding '86. Subject Operation/Series: NATO EXERCISE NORTHERN WEDDING '86 Country: Unknown

The tank landing ship USS SAN BERNARDINO (LST 1189) prepares to offload troops and equipment during joint Thai/US combined exercise THALAY THAI '89. Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Country: Thailand (THA)

DN-SC-86-03224. Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The large harbor tugs WAUWATOSA (YTB 775) and NIANTIC (YTB 781) maneuver the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB 63) into port. Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Aerial starboard side view of the Russian Navy Pacific Fleet Kashtan class mooring buoy tender KIL-168 underway. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A tugboat pulls off a US Navy nuclear submarine ( boomer ) in the San Diego Bay, CA.

060401-N-4772B-143. Subject Operation/Series: RSIO//FE 2006 Base: USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49)

The amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LHD-1), left, comes alongside the replenishment oiler USS MILWAUKEE (AOR-2) to conduct an underway replenishment during the WASP's first deployment. Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED)

060909-N-9851B-009. Base: USS Hopper (DDG 70)

050108-N-9079D-081. Base: USS Benfold (DDG 65) Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)

A port bow view of the combat stores ship USNS SPICA (T-AFS-9) underway. Country: Unknown

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 12, 2020) The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) goes alongside the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) for a replenishment-at-sea. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting a composite unit training exercise (COMPTUEX). COMPTUEX is an intensive exercise designed to fully integrate units of the carrier strike group, while testing a strike group's ability as a whole to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea.

The amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) lies tied up at White Beach as Marine Corps units embark aboard the ships that will carry them to South Korea for exercise Valiant Blitz '92. Subject Operation/Series: VALIANT BLITZ '92 State: Okinawa Country: Japan(JPN)

DN-SC-87-05260. Base: Hampton Roads, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-03-12993. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220919-N-PC065-2005 KLAIPEDA, Lithuania (Sept. 19, 2022) - Lithuanian shipyard workers stabilize the brow of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) as it is craned aboard the ship in Klaipeda, Lithuania, Sept. 19, 2022. The Arlington is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

The pilot of an SH-3 Sea King helicopter observes the liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier HOEGH GANDRIA underway in the gulf during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown

A submarine rest inside the large auxiliary floating dry dock USS Los Alamos (AFDB-7) while being lowered into the water at Navy Fleet Ballistic Submarine Refit Site 1. Base: Holy Loch Country: Scotland (SCT)

DF-ST-86-07743. Base: Wilmington State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

120820-N-ZZ999-008GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 20, 2012) An SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 42, Det. 8, embarked aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), not pictured, conducts a medical evacuation of an injured crew member from the Panamanian-flagged, bulk carrier M/V Belde approximately 110 miles north of Socotra Island, Oman. Winston S. Churchill is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 150, conducting counter-terrorism and maritime security operations in the Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, Red Sea and Indian Ocean.

A Westland SH-14D Navy Lynx helicopter (1979-) passes a burden on the flight deck of an S-frigate (1978-2003).

Silhouetted against the sun, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72) lies tied up at a deperming pier along the Elizabeth River. Wrapped vertically around the LINCOLN are cables that, when energized, will reduce the ship's permanent magnetism, thus helping to protect it from magnetic mines and torpedoes. State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the Philippine Navy Special Operations Group, U.S. Navy SEALs with Special Warfare Group, and Australian Operators with 2nd Commando Regiment conduct maritime security operations together during exercise Balikatan 22 off the coast of Palawan, Philippines, April 7, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan, Tagalog for 'shoulder-to-shoulder' is a longstanding bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. BK22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S. Philippine security cooperation.

A P-15 SS-N-2c Styx SSM is unloaded from the No. 4 missile tube aboard the USNS HIDDENSEE (185NS9201) while the ship is moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex. The Soviet-built Tarantul I class missile corvette was acquired from the Federal German navy in November 1991, and is currently undergoing testing and evaluation by the U.S. Navy. Named Rudolf Egelhofer in the East German navy, the ship was renamed HIDDENSEE after the reunification of Germany in 1990. Country: Solomons

An M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) exits from the stern ramp of the Military Sealift Command vehicle cargo ship CAPE DIAMOND (T-AKR 5055). Equipment is being offloaded from the vessel during exercise Reforger '91. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '91 Base: Flushing Country: Netherlands / Holland(NLD)

DN-ST-88-01829. Base: USS Mount Vernon (LSD 39)

A view from the underway replenishment wing on the bridge of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72) as the ship circumnavigates South America. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A view of the foremast of the guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG-47) with an SPS-49 radar antenna (domed shaped). Forward of that atop the bridge is a Mark 99 missile director and to the left is a Mark 15 Phalanx close-in weapons system (CIWS). Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A close-in port side view of the amidship section of the guided missile cruiser USS NORMANDY (CG-60) showing the two Mark 15 20mm Palanex Close-In Weapons Systems (CIWS). On the next deck down is one of the ship's two SLQ-32(V)3 EW antenna. To the left of that is two Mark 36 chaff decoy launchers. Base: Elizabeth River, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A starboard quarter view of the guided missile destroyer USS HENRY B. WILSON (DDG 7) underway off the coast of California. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A port view of the aft section of the Canadian operational support ship HMCS Provider (AOR-508) as the ship is underway during a combined U.S./Canadian naval exercise off the coast of Southern California. A CH-124A Sea King helicopter is on the ship's flight deck. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DN-SC-86-01048. Country: Unknown

DN-ST-89-01494. Base: Elizabeth River State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Preparations are under way at Port Canaveral in Florida for the early-morning departure of NASA's Liberty Star ship.Liberty Star has been enlisted to support the Crew Module Recovery Attach Fitting Test (CRAFT) which began at-sea operations Nov. 29. Multiple attach clips are being evaluated against the current recovery cleat configuration by U.S. Air Force pararescue jumpers (PJs) and a U.S. Navy diver. The 21st Century Ground Systems Program will use data collected from the tests to help develop ground operations support equipment that could be used to recover an uncrewed Orion flight test capsule after splashdown. The Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle is NASA's next-generation spacecraft being developed for deep space missions to asteroids, moons and other interplanetary destinations throughout the solar system.

A US Marine CH-46 Sea hawk helicopter, of HC-5, lifts a sling load of cargo over the deck of the Sirius Class Combat Storses Ship, USNS SPICA (T-AFS 9), underway conducting vertical replenishment operations in the Persian Gulf in support of the Southwest Asia build-up. Country: Unknown

The Military Sealift Command transport oiler USNS SEALIFT ARABIAN SEA (T-AOT-169) undergoes overhaul at the Norfolk Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corporation on the Elizabeth River. The vessel has returned to Norfolk following deployment in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America(USA)

A four-tonner of the Mariniers corps leaves the amphibious transport ship HR. Ms. Rotterdam in the Albanian harbor Durrës.

A small boat lies tied up alongside the partially submerged superstructure of the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. The ship will carry a U.S. Navy mine countermeasures ship and three ocean minesweepers to the Persian Gulf, where they will operate in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Coast Guard Cutters Kukui, Cypress, Fir, Anthony Petit, and Elm moored in Juneau Alaska for the annual Buoy Tender Round-up, August 18, 2022.Buoy Tender Round-up is a week-long event that gives participants an opportunity to receive specialized training, provide discussions to enhance operations, and hold a Buoy Tender Roundup Olympics to test their seamanship skills. -U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Cmdr. Scott McCann

The rapid-response vehicle cargo ship USNS BELLATRIX (T-AKR-288) transits the Suez Canal as it transports equipment to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Egypt (EGY)

A port quarter view of the ammunition ship USS KISKA (AE-35). Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

An M-1A1 main battle tank is lowered toward the cargo hold of a Military Sealift Command vehicle cargo ship. Equipment and ordnance is being redeployed to the United States in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

The nuclear-powered attack submarine USS HYMAN G. RICKOVER (SSN-709) is positioned in the medium auxiliary floating dry dock RESOLUTE (AFDM-10) while undergoing maintenance. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Military Sealift Command freighter USNS CAPE DECISION (T-AKR 5054) lowers its anchor, foreground, as the MSC ammunition ship USNS KILAUEA (T-AE 26) stands moored to a pier in the background. Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL)

Crew members stand watch on the bow of the guided missile destroyer USS KIDD (DDG-993) as the reflagged Kuwaiti tanker GAS QUEEN moves through Persian Gulf waters. The GAS QUEEN is part of a convoy of tankers being escorted by U.S. Navy ships which are serving as protection against possible attack from hostile forces until the tankers reach open waters. Country: Unknown

981019-A-6207H-528. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98 Base: Pusan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A US Army stevedore directs a M-1 Abrams Main Battle Tank down the ramp of the Ready Reserve Force ship CAPE DECISION (T-AKR-5054) at a port facility in the Arabian Gulf region on 19 Oct 1994. Army stevedores from the 567th Transportation Unit, Ft Eustis, Va. were flown to the region to download the equipment from the ships in preparation for Operation VIGILANT WARRIOR, the US Armed Forces response to aggressive Iraqi actions towards Kuwait. Subject Operation/Series: VIGILANT WARRIOR Country: Unknown

DM-ST-89-00694. Subject Operation/Series: AGILE SWORD Base: Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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