CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters line the deck of the amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2) as the vessel departs from Morehead City Port Authority for deployment to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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A CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS NASSAU (LHA-4) as it lies at anchor offshore. The NASSAU will be transporting U.S. Marines and their equipment to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Four Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters, foreground, and six AH-1 Sea Cobra helicopters sit idle on the flight line at Landing Zone 32 (LZ-32) Site Alpha during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)
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An MD-3 tow tractor sits in front of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter parked on the flight line of Lonesome Dove Expeditionary Airfield during Operation DESERT STORM. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)
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A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter airlifts a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter as another CH-53E follows behind. The helicopters have just taken off after a supply delivery during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)
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A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter arrives over the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 (NMCB-5) compound with a load of supplies. NMCB-5 is in northern Saudi Arabia to provide engineering support for coalition forces during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)
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A Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter lifts an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) from the deck of an amphibious ship during exercise Imminent Thunder, a readiness exercise conducted by forces operating in the Persian Gulf region in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: IMMINENT THUNDERDESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)
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A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter lowers an M-998 high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle into a landing zone during Exercise Imminent Thunder, part of Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: IMMINENT THUNDERDESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)