Operation Desert Shield: naval activities
Operation Desert Shield: naval activities
Maritime pre-positioning ship (MPS) USNS Major Stephen W. Pless in the Persian Gulf. Two tug boats next to ship.
Operation Desert Shield: naval activities
View of the stern of maritime pre-positioning ship (MPS) USNS Major Stephen W. Pless being guided into port of Jubail, Saudi Arabia, via tugboat.
Operation Desert Shield: naval activities
Maritime pre-positioning ship USNS Major Stephen W. Pless being brought into dock by tugboat.
Operation Desert Shield: naval activities
Stern of the USNS Major Stephen W. Pless cargo ship and tugboat next to dock. Two U.S. soldiers stand at the end of the dock in a sandbag-fortified position, automatic weapons positioned on top. Two views looking at bow of USNS Major Stephen W. Pless floating next to dock, tugboat keeping the Pless in position.
Operation Desert Shield: naval activities
U.S. Navy sailors aboard maritime pre-positioning ship USNS Major Stephen W. Pless, releasing mooring rope and lowering it. Four dock workers, three in bright orange jumpsuits, pull ship’s mooring rope toward them, attach it to dock bollard; another maritime pre-positioning ship in the background (Private First Class Eugene A. Obregon?).
Operation Desert Shield: naval activities
Caucasian adult male U.S. Navy sailor supervising docking, shouting instructions from deck of maritime pre-positioning ship (MPS) Major Stephen W. Pless. Dock workers pull a second mooring rope from the water, tie it around a bollard. Mooring rope moving through ring as slack tightens, ship coming right along dock. Dock worker swings and throws a rope to the deck of the ship, sailor grabs it and calls to another sailor on the ship.
Operation Desert Shield: naval activities
Stern of maritime pre-positioning ship (MPS) Major Stephen W. Pless, its ramp down. U.S. soldiers, one with a yellow hard hat and bright orange vest, walk off ramp and watch as a U.S. Marine LVTP-7 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) is offloaded. U.S. soldiers (African American and Caucasian adult males) gather on dock, jungle and desert fatigues, next to APC. U.S. soldier in desert fatigues climbs into APC driver seat. A fellow African American soldier hands him helmet.
Operation Desert Shield: naval activities
Caucasian adult male U.S. soldier sits in driver’s seat of a U.S. Marine LVTP-7 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC), puts on helmet and drives vehicle away. Other APCs being off-loaded the maritime pre-positioning ship (MPS) Major Stephen W. Pless.
Operation Desert Shield: naval activities
Humvee driving through water and onto shore. Wider shot shows Landing Craft Utility ship 1644 with ramp down on the beach shore as another Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) is off-loaded and driven onto the beach. African American adult male U.S. soldier on beach, giving hand signals to LCU 1644.
Operation Desert Shield: naval activities
M35 truck offloading, crossing carefully from USS Manitowoc (Landing Ship Tank 1180) to a Landing Craft Utility ship, waves rocking the ramp up and down, vehicle crossing ramp in reverse.
Operation Desert Shield: naval activities
M35 truck preparing to cross from USS Manitowoc (Landing Ship Tank 1180) to a Landing Craft Utility ship. Caucasian and African American adult male U.S. soldiers and sailors try to drive the military vehicle and its attachment forward, fail in the attempt.
Operation Desert Shield: naval activities
M35 truck and its attachment are placed on a turntable, African American and Caucasian adult male U.S. soldiers and sailors observing, then driven in reverse across the connecting ramp from USS Manitowoc (Landing Ship Tank 1180) to a Landing Craft Utility ship.
Operation Desert Shield: naval activities
Dark shot, poor lighting. African American sailor talking to a Caucasian U.S. soldier driving a Humvee in reverse across a connecting ramp from the USS Manitowoc (Landing Ship Tank 1180) to a Landing Craft Utility ship. Waves cause the ramp to rock up and down as vehicle crosses. View of the vehicles tied down on the LCU from the USS Manitowoc. African American sailor with headset on, observing transfer of military vehicles. Caucasian adult male U.S. soldier operating bulldozer with front tires chained together, driving onto turntable. Vehicle is turned around. Camera follows bulldozer’s track as it slows, reverses, stops.
Operation Desert Shield: naval activities
Two adult male African American U.S. soldiers standing on either side of Landing Craft Utility ship while Caucasian adult male U.S. Navy sailor stands by Humvee hood, gives hand signals to guide reversal and placement of vehicle onto ship. Caucasian and African American adult male U.S. Navy sailors on USS Manitowoc (Landing Ship Tank 1180) retrieving rope lines, preparing to cast off. LCU ramp is raised, ship departs from USS Manitowoc (LST 1180).
Operation Desert Shield: naval activities
POV from two U.S. soldiers in a Landing Craft Utility ship traveling toward beachhead. Man-made dock, landing craft moored. POV LCU approaching beach; lands, lowers bow ramp. Humvee and M35 truck are offloaded onto the beach by military personnel.
Operation Desert Shield: naval activities
LCACs (landing craft, air cushion) on beachhead, bow ramp down. Humvee and M35 truck being offloaded; helicopter flies in BG. M35 truck pulling potable water behind it, directed by U.S. soldier to park alongside other trucks on beach. M35s in convoy drive inland, M198 howitzers in BG. Tents, M35s, and landing craft on beach.
Operation Desert Shield: naval activities
Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) returning to open water, kicking up desert sand in the process; view from stationary LCAC. A different LCAC shutting off its engines; lone U.S. soldier standing by ramp, giving hand signals. M35 truck disembarking from landing craft. LCAC with a closed ramp showing the James Bond “007” logo. Sideview of U.S. Navy LCAC.
Operation Desert Shield: naval activities
Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) approaching beachhead from the Persian Gulf, coming onto land, maneuvering, becoming obscured by the desert sand being kicked up.
Operation Desert Shield: naval activities
Two M35 trucks, connected via chain, driving past camera. Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) and another M35 truck in the background. Military truck slowly disembarking in reverse from landing craft. Military trucks on beach; LCAC kicking up desert sand in BG. Military helicopter flying over a LCAC. LCAC moving across desert, kicking up and being obscured by desert sand being kicked up.
Operation Desert Shield: naval activities
Two U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) operators preparing for departure; raising the bow ramp and starting the turbines.
Operation Desert Shield: naval activities
POV from USS Gunston Hall (Landing Ship Dock 44), Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) launching into the Persian Gulf.
Operation Desert Shield: naval activities
Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) in docking well of USS Gunston Hall (Landing Ship Dock 44). Looking through a small window, Caucasian adult male U.S. Navy Sailor with headset, sitting and looking out window.
Operation Desert Shield: naval activities
POV from Landing Craft Utility ship, two other LCU ships moving toward beach. LCU with bow ramp down on beachhead. U.S. soldier offloading and guiding a M35 truck towing a howitzer.
Operation Desert Shield: naval activities
U.S. Marine LVTP-7 Armored Personnel Carriers (APC) being offloaded from a Landing Craft Utility ship.
Operation Desert Shield: naval activities
LARC Beachmaster loaded with U.S. Marines coming out of the water, drives by. Humvee disembarks from LCU ship. LARC Beachmaster drives onto LCU ship, reverses off, more Marines riding on it. Three LCU ships (1659, 1654, and 1650) on the beachhead, bow ramps down, off-loading M35 truck and Humvee. Marines on the beach.
Operation Desert Shield: naval activities
Several amphibious vehicles launch from the USS Dubuque (Landing Platform Dock 8), proceed to beachhead.
Operation Desert Shield: naval activities
Long view from USS Dubuque, amphibious vehicles making their way toward the beach. More amphibious vehicles launch from Landing Platform Dock 8.
Operation Desert Shield: naval activities
Crane hook attached to unknown object, getting ready to be lifted. Predominantly African American adult male U.S. Marines next to ship containers. African American adult male U.S. Marines carrying equipment, walking together. Forklift being operated, used to lift and move equipment. Dock showing various Humvee vehicles and M35 trucks being offloaded via crane from ship. African-American and Caucasian adult male U.S. Navy sailors preping vehicles to be lifted.
Operation Desert Shield: naval activities
U.S. Navy sailors unhooking an offloaded Humvee; African American adult male U.S. Marine opens the driver door and puts weapons inside.
Operation Desert Shield: naval activities
U.S. military truck and Humvee being hooked up, lifted, placed on dock where Caucasian and African American adult male U.S. Marines get in, drive off.
Operation Desert Shield: naval activities
Humvee being lifted from ship via crane. Crane operator working controls. Crane lifting, moving a medical Humvee. Hooks being placed through a loop on a military truck before being lifted up. African American adult man giving hand signals.