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US Navy Sailors aboard the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS TARAWA (LHA-1), refuel a US Marine AH-1W Huey Super Cobra helicopter at the edge of the TARAWA's deck. This mission is in direct support of the Southwest Asia build-up

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Base: USS Tarawa (LHA 1)

Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Craig P. Strawser, USN

Release Status: Released to Public

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23/03/1998
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