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Following commissioning and sea trials, Okinawa departed Philadelphia on 20 June 1962 for her homeport, Norfolk, Va., where she spent a month fitting out.After a six-week shakedown cruise out of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and another month in Norfolk, the amphibious assault ship began participation in her first fleet exercise in the Caribbean, 15 October.
Mao Ishikawa (石川真生, Ishikawa Mao; born in Ōgimi, April 26, 1953 [1] - ) is an Okinawan photographer and activist. [2] Her photographs largely feature bar girls, performers, soldiers, and other fringe members within Okinawan and Japanese society.
Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Okinawa, in honor of the Battle of Okinawa. The first USS Okinawa (CVE-127) was to be an escort carrier, but was cancelled before completion. The second USS Okinawa (LPH-3) was an Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship in service from 1962 to 1992.
Away All Boats is a 1956 American war film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Jeff Chandler, George Nader, Lex Barker, and Julie Adams.It was produced by Howard Christie from a screenplay by Ted Sherdeman based on the 1953 novel by Kenneth M. Dodson (1907–1999), who served on the USS Pierce (APA-50) in World War II and used his experiences there as a guide for his novel.
With the Philippines Islands behind it the amphibious assault ship USS OKINAWA (LPH-3) is underway to the open sea with the men of the 31st Marine Amphibious Unit aboard. Date: 1 August 1982: Source: DoDMedia, cropped: Author: CPL S.L. KAETER: Permission (Reusing this file)
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English: U.S. Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Okinawa play Scrabble under the aft Mark 33 3-inch/50-caliber gun mount as the ship cruises the Persian Gulf. Deutsch: US-Marines an Bord des amphibischen Angriffsschiffs USS Okinawa (LPH-3) spielen achtern Scrabble unter einer Mark-33-Geschützanlage während das Schiff im Persischen ...
USS Carina (AK-74) was a Crater-class cargo ship, and the only ship of the US Navy to have this name. She was named for the southern constellation Carina , with most of her sister ships being named for constellations or stars.