A crewman guides the driver of an M-817 5-ton dump truck off of the utility landing craft LCU-1661 into the well deck of the dock landing ship USS PORTLAND (LSD-37). Elements of the 2nd Marine Division are embarking aboard the Portland and other ships to participate in Operation Desert Shield
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD
Base: Morehead City
State: North Carolina (NC)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT. R.L. Jaggard
Release Status: Released to Public
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Date
16/08/1990
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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