Operation Desert Shield: naval activities
Operation Desert Shield: naval activities
01:00:00 -- Maritime pre-positioning ships (MPS) Major Stephen W. Pless and PFC Eugene A. Obregon arrive and dock at port of Jubail, Saudi Arabia on 13 December 1990. 01:10:10 -- US Marine LVTP-7 armored personnel carriers (APCs) are offloaded from MPS docked at Jubail. 01:14:01 -- Sea Soldier Two contingency operations in Oman, 1 November 1990. Includes offloading of "Hum-Vee" jeeps and other vehicles from LCU 1644 onto the beach. 01:15:22 -- Military vehicles offloading from USS Manitowoc (LST 1180) to an LCU. [Note: "LST" stands for "landing ship, tank" and "LCU" stands for "landing ship, utility."] 01:26:01 -- LCU approaches beach, lands and lowers its bow ramp, from POV of the ship. Military vehicles are offloaded. 01:29:00 -- LCACs (landing craft, air cushion) on the beach. Vehicles being offloaded. Shots of tents and other equipment on beach. LCACs returning into the open water. 01:37:57 -- On board LCAC that is on the beach, showing preparations for departure. Ramp raises, engine starts and the landing craft launches back into ocean. 01:40:21 -- LCAC launching into sea from LSD (landing ship, dock) USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). From Gunston Hall's POV. 01:41:38 -- Various shots of LCACs in docking well of LSD. 01:42:34 -- LCUs under way to the beach. They land and offload vehicles, including "Hum-Vees" and LVTP-7s. An LARC Beachmaster loaded with Marines drives by. 01:47:54 -- Several amphibious vehicles launch from the amphibious transport dock -- "landing platform, dock" -- USS Dubuque (LPD 8) on 13 September 1990. They proceed to the beach. 01:53:37 -- Shots of dock showing various military vehicles being offloaded by crane from a ship.