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A crewman aboard the USS AVENGER (CMC-1) retrieves a messenger line from a tug as preparations are made for loading the mine countermeasure ship aboard the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. The SUPER SERVANT 3 will transport ADROIT and other minesweepers to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

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Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD/STORM

Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk

State: Virginia (VA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Oscar Sosa

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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crewman uss avenger uss avenger cmc retrieves messenger line messenger line tug preparations mine countermeasure ship mine countermeasure ship dutch servant super super servant transport minesweepers persian gulf response iraq invasion kuwait naval air station virginia us navy ships united states ships norfolk naval air station us navy high resolution ship super servant jo 2 oscar sosa transport adroit desert shield norfolk virginia us national archives
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14/08/1990
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crewman uss avenger uss avenger cmc retrieves messenger line messenger line tug preparations mine countermeasure ship mine countermeasure ship dutch servant super super servant transport minesweepers persian gulf response iraq invasion kuwait naval air station virginia us navy ships united states ships norfolk naval air station us navy high resolution ship super servant jo 2 oscar sosa transport adroit desert shield norfolk virginia us national archives