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Vice President George Bush, center, and Secretary of the Navy John Lehman, left, tour the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) with Captain Gerald Gneckow, commanding officer, during commissioning day ceremonies at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp

Vice President George Bush, center, and Secretary of the Navy John Leh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Release Status: Rele... More

A sailor from the Deck Department of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) works over the side of the ship.

A sailor from the Deck Department of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Aerial port quarter view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) underway

Aerial port quarter view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) underway

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Crewmen are silhouetted by the evening sun as they sweep down the flight deck aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61)

Crewmen are silhouetted by the evening sun as they sweep down the flig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Iowa (BB 61) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Aerial starboard bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) underway

Aerial starboard bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) underway

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The US flag is painted on top of the No. 1 16-inch gun turret aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61)

The US flag is painted on top of the No. 1 16-inch gun turret aboard t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Iowa (BB 61) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

President Jose Napoleon Duarte of El Salvador and Captain Gerald E. Gneckow, commanding officer of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61), watch a weapons demonstration aboard the ship

President Jose Napoleon Duarte of El Salvador and Captain Gerald E. Gn...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

CAPT. John J. Chernesky, executive officer, and CMDR. (Dr.) Jack Briggs, senior medical officer, wait to board a U.S. Army UH-1 Iroquois helicopter on the flight deck of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

CAPT. John J. Chernesky, executive officer, and CMDR. (Dr.) Jack Brigg...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Fire control technicians man SKY-4, the aft 5-inch gun director aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61)

Fire control technicians man SKY-4, the aft 5-inch gun director aboard...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An electronic warfare technician (EN) examines the SLQ-25 (NIXIE) torpedo countermeasures equipment installed aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61)

An electronic warfare technician (EN) examines the SLQ-25 (NIXIE) torp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Release... More

A US Naval Sea Cadet stands on the pier as a member of a color guard assigned to greet the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) upon her arrival

A US Naval Sea Cadet stands on the pier as a member of a color guard a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Lauderdale State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Release Status: Rel... More

The battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) is assisted into port by the large harbor tug PALATKA (YTB-801) and other tugs

The battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) is assisted into port by the large har...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) is assisted into port by the large harbor tug PALATKA (YTB-801) and other tugs

The battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) is assisted into port by the large har...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Signalmen from the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) send messages to ships on the opposite side of the pier they are about to tie up to. Captain John J. Chernesky, the IOWA'S executive officer, is one level above holding binoculars

Signalmen from the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) send messages to ships ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A dependent wife looks for her husband as the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) arrives after completing a four-month long deployment

A dependent wife looks for her husband as the battleship USS IOWA (BB ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Release... More

Silhouetted port bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) decorated with Christmas lights

Silhouetted port bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) decorated...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Release... More

Aerial view of the deck area of the the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61). A UH-1 Iroquois helicopter is parked on the deck. The IOWA, part of Commander Task Group 28.6, is underway off the coast of Costa Rica

Aerial view of the deck area of the the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61). A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Caribbean Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Aerial port bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) underway. The IOWA, part of Commander Task Group 28.6, are underway off the coast of Costa Rica

Aerial port bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) underway. The ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Caribbean Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Aerial starboard bow view of the Ticonderoga class Aegis guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG 47) being refueled by the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61), background. The ships, part of Commander Task Group 28.6, are underway off the coast of Costa Rica

Aerial starboard bow view of the Ticonderoga class Aegis guided missil...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Caribbean Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Aerial bow view of the Ticonderoga class Aegis guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG 47) being refueled by the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61), right. The ships, part of Commander Task Group 28.6, are underway off the coast of Costa Rica

Aerial bow view of the Ticonderoga class Aegis guided missile cruiser ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Caribbean Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A group of crewmen from the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) are instructed on what their duties will be during a goodwill visit to a village near La Ceiba

A group of crewmen from the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) are instructed...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Honduras (HND) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Hospital Corpsman First Class (HM1) Frank W. Johns, from the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61), issues medicine in a village near La Ceiba during a goodwill visit

Hospital Corpsman First Class (HM1) Frank W. Johns, from the battleshi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Honduras (HND) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Crewmen from the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) prepare to fill an empty swimming pool with water during a goodwill visit to a Honduran village

Crewmen from the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) prepare to fill an empty ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Honduras (HND) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The port lifeboat crew mans their station as the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) arrives at the port of Caracas

The port lifeboat crew mans their station as the battleship USS IOWA (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Venezuela (VEN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Captain Gerald E. Gneckow, commanding officer of the USS IOWA (BB 61), in his cabin aboard the battleship

Captain Gerald E. Gneckow, commanding officer of the USS IOWA (BB 61),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Iowa (BB 61) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Pallets are prepared for the offloading of ammunition from the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61). The ship is being prepared for a four-month post shakedown availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard

Pallets are prepared for the offloading of ammunition from the battles...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Re... More

Five-inch projectiles are lined up on the deck of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) for unloading, in preparation for a four-month post shakedown availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard

Five-inch projectiles are lined up on the deck of the battleship USS I...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Re... More

Sixteen-inch projectiles prior to being offloaded from the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) in preparation for a four-month post shakedown availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard

Sixteen-inch projectiles prior to being offloaded from the battleship ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Re... More

A 16-inch projectile is offloaded from the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) to prepare for a four-month post shakedown availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard

A 16-inch projectile is offloaded from the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Re... More

Pallets of 5-inch projectiles are lined up on the deck of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) for offloading in preparation for a four-month post shakedown availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard

Pallets of 5-inch projectiles are lined up on the deck of the battlesh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Re... More

Sixteen-inch projectiles prior to being offloaded from the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61). The ship is being prepared for a four-month post shakedown availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard

Sixteen-inch projectiles prior to being offloaded from the battleship ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Re... More

Dependents aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) for the family cruise between Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown, Virginia, and Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia

Dependents aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) for the family cruis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Chesapeake Bay Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Crewmen stand along a rail aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61). The IOWA is on a family cruise between Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown, Virginia, and Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia

Crewmen stand along a rail aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61). The...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Chesapeake Bay Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Dependents talk to a Marine aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) during a cruise from Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown, Virginia, to Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia. He is explaining the function of nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) protective gear

Dependents talk to a Marine aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) dur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Chesapeake Bay Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Dependents stand on the pier waiting to board the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) for a six-hour cruise to Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia

Dependents stand on the pier waiting to board the battleship USS IOWA ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Re... More

Dependents tour the main deck area aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61)

Dependents tour the main deck area aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Re... More

A starboard bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) enroute to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard

A starboard bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) enroute to the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elizabeth River State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Release Status: Re... More

A port view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) as the large tug CHETEK (YTB 827), left, and two other harbor tugs assist it into Norfolk Naval Shipyard

A port view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) as the large tug CHETEK...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elizabeth River State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Release Status: Re... More

A bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) enroute to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard

A bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) enroute to the Norfolk N...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elizabeth River State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Release Status: Re... More

A starboard bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) enroute to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. The large harbor tug AGAWAN (YTB 809) is visible on the starboard side of the battleship

A starboard bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) enroute to the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elizabeth River State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Release Status: Re... More

A starboard bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) after entering the No. 4 dry dock to begin a four-month post shakedown availability

A starboard bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) after entering...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Norfolk Naval Shipyard State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Release Sta... More

Crewmen scrub and swab the teakwood deck aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61)

Crewmen scrub and swab the teakwood deck aboard the battleship USS IOW...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Iowa (BB 61) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Yard workers stand on the pier as the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) enters the No. 4 dry dock for a four-month post shakedown availability

Yard workers stand on the pier as the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) ente...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Norfolk Naval Shipyard State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Release Sta... More

A starboard bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) in the No. 4 dry dock for a four-month post shakedown availability

A starboard bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) in the No. 4 d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Norfolk Naval Shipyard State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Release Sta... More

A port bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) in the No. 4 dry dock ready to begin a four-month post shakedown availability

A port bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) in the No. 4 dry do...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Norfolk Naval Shipyard State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Release Sta... More

Two crewmen work together to clean the starboard anchor on the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61)

Two crewmen work together to clean the starboard anchor on the battles...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Iowa (BB 61) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Jeff Hilton, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Crew members chosen for petty officer or non-rated man of the month in 1985 pose for a photo aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61). Kneeling left to right: YN3 (SW) Marc Carlock, YN3 Jerry Mayes and LT3 Dru Rhyne. Standing left to right: Commander (CDR) A.C. Beck Jr., executive officer; Captain (CAPT) Gerald E. Gneckow, commanding officer; PN2 Robert Lemmond, YN2 (SW) Rick Rowe, MA1 (SW) John Zelnik, YN1 (SW) Dave Chambers, PH1 (SW) Jeff Hilton, Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) O.W. Wright and BMCM (SW) Bobby Scott, command master chief

Crew members chosen for petty officer or non-rated man of the month in...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Iowa (BB 61) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jeff Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Actors wearing World War II naval uniforms stand on the superstructure of the training aircraft carrier USS LEXINGTON (AVT 16) during filming of the ABC-TV movie "War and Remembrance."

Actors wearing World War II naval uniforms stand on the superstructure...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC (Sw) Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A motion picture camera rests on the flight deck during filming of the ABC-TV movie "War and Remembrance. An SNJ Texan aircraft is in the background

A motion picture camera rests on the flight deck during filming of the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC (Sw) Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Actors in World War II aviator uniforms take direction from atop an SNJ Texan aircraft parked on the deck of the training aircraft carrier USS LEXINGTON (AVT 16) during the filming of the ABC-TV movie "War and Remembrance

Actors in World War II aviator uniforms take direction from atop an SN...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC (Sw) Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Clips of ammunition fill the breech mechanism of a twin 40 mm Bofors gun mount installed on the training aircraft carrier USS LEXINGTON (AVT 16) during filming of the ABC-TV movie "War and Remembrance. Actors are working on an SNJ Texan aircraft in the background

Clips of ammunition fill the breech mechanism of a twin 40 mm Bofors g...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC (Sw) Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A line of World War II-era bombs are staged on the flight deck of the training aircraft carrier USS LEXINGTON (AVT 16) during filming of the ABC-TV movie "War and Remembrance

A line of World War II-era bombs are staged on the flight deck of the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC (Sw) Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Pu... More

An SNJ Texan aircraft is attached to a crane to be lifted onto the deck of the training aircraft carrier USS LEXINGTON (AVT 16) during filming of the ABC-TV movie "War and Remembrance."

An SNJ Texan aircraft is attached to a crane to be lifted onto the dec...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC (Sw) Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Members of a special effects crew fire a Mark 4 20 mm anti-aircraft gun installed aboard the training aircraft carrier USS LEXINGTON (AVT 16) during the filming of the ABC-TV movie "War and Remembrance

Members of a special effects crew fire a Mark 4 20 mm anti-aircraft gu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC (Sw) Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A line of World War II-era bombs are staged on the flight deck of the training aircraft carrier USS LEXINGTON (AVT 16) during filming of the ABC-5V movie "War and Remembrance." Actors are manning a battery of 20 and 40 mm guns in the background

A line of World War II-era bombs are staged on the flight deck of the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC (Sw) Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Pu... More

An SNJ Texan aircraft is pushed onto the flight deck of the training aircraft carrier USS LEXINGTON (AVT 16) during filming of the ABC-TV movie "War and Remembrance

An SNJ Texan aircraft is pushed onto the flight deck of the training a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC (Sw) Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A line of World War II-era bombs are staged on the flight deck of the training aircraft carrier USS LEXINGTON (AVT 16) during filming of the ABC-TV movie "War and Remembrance." An SNJ Texan aircraft, left and an F4F Wildcat aircraft are in the background

A line of World War II-era bombs are staged on the flight deck of the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC (Sw) Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Secretary of the Navy William L. Ball III, center, converses with dignitaries as retired Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, right, stands by prior to the groundbreaking ceremony for Phase III of the Naval Aviation Museum

Secretary of the Navy William L. Ball III, center, converses with dign...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC(Sw) Jeff Hilton Release Stat... More

Secretary of the Navy William L. Ball III converses with dignitaries at the groundbreaking ceremony for Phase III of the Naval Aviation Museum

Secretary of the Navy William L. Ball III converses with dignitaries a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC(Sw) Jeff Hilton Release Stat... More

Members of the media interview Secretary of the Navy William L. Ball III at the groundbreaking ceremony for Phase III of the Naval Aviation Museum

Members of the media interview Secretary of the Navy William L. Ball I...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC(Sw) Jeff Hilton Release Stat... More

Secretary of the Navy William L. Ball III, left, and retired Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, turn the first shovel of earth at the groundbreaking ceremony for Phase III of the Naval Aviation Museum

Secretary of the Navy William L. Ball III, left, and retired Adm. Thom...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC(Sw) Jeff Hilton Release Stat... More

An SH-3H Sea King helicopter hovers over the flight deck of the combat stores ship USS NIAGARA FALLS (AFS-3) while several bundles are hoisted aboard during Operation Desert Storm

An SH-3H Sea King helicopter hovers over the flight deck of the combat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: USS New Jersey(BB 62) Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

A sailor aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) gives the "test phones" signal to crewmen aboard the Dutch fast combat support ship HNLMS ZUIDERKRUIS (A-832) at the start of an underway replenishment during Operation Desert Storm

A sailor aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) gi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

The co-pilot of a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 5 (HC-5) HH-46A Sea Knight helicopter watches from his side window as the helicopter hovers over a ship while conducting a vertical replenishment during Operation Desert Storm

The co-pilot of a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 5 (HC-5) HH-46A S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Two flight deck crewmen watch as a vertical replenishment is conducted aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) during Operation Desert Storm

Two flight deck crewmen watch as a vertical replenishment is conducted...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Sailors mustered for a working party stand in formation aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LC-19), foreground, as the ship pulls alongside the combat stores ship USS NIAGARA FALLS (AFS-3) to conduct an underway replenishment during Operation Desert Storm

Sailors mustered for a working party stand in formation aboard the amp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

A maintenance crewman sits on a rotor blade atop a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 1 (HC-1) SH-3G Sea King helicopter aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) during Operation Desert Storm

A maintenance crewman sits on a rotor blade atop a Helicopter Combat S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

A crewman aboard an SH-3H Sea King helicopter tends the line as several bundles are hoisted into the helicopter from the flight deck of the combat stores ship USS NIAGARA FALLS (AFS-3) during Operation Desert Storm

A crewman aboard an SH-3H Sea King helicopter tends the line as severa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

A flight deck crewman stands by a fire hose aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) as a vertical replenishment is conducted during Operation Desert Storm

A flight deck crewman stands by a fire hose aboard the amphibious comm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Crewmen aboard the combat stores ship USS NIAGARA FALLS (AFS-3) attach several bundles to a line lowered from an SH-3H Sea King helicopter hovering over the ship's flight deck during Operation Desert Storm

Crewmen aboard the combat stores ship USS NIAGARA FALLS (AFS-3) attach...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Crewmen aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) haul in on a line at the start of an underway replenishment with the combat stores ship USS NIAGARA FALLS (AFS-3). The ships are in the gulf to support Operation Desert Storm

Crewmen aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) hau...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Second Division sailors aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) connect a pelican hook to the highline probe passed to their ship from a combat stores ship during underway replenishment. The ships are in the gulf to support Operation Desert Storm

Second Division sailors aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RI...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

A Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 5 (HC-5) HH-46A Sea Knight helicopter lowers its external cargo to the flight deck of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) during a vertical replenishment. The BLUE RIDGE is in the gulf to support Operation Desert Storm

A Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 5 (HC-5) HH-46A Sea Knight helico...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

A crewman aboard an SH-3H Sea King helicopter lowers a line to the flight deck of the combat stores ship USS NIAGARA FALLS (AFS-3) to pick up a load of supplies during Operation Desert Storm

A crewman aboard an SH-3H Sea King helicopter lowers a line to the fli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

A maintenance crewman works on the main rotor of a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 1 (HC-1) SH-3G Sea King helicopter aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) during Operation Desert Storm

A maintenance crewman works on the main rotor of a Helicopter Combat S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Sailors assigned to working parties wait for instructions as the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) conducts an underway replenishment with the combat stores ship USS NIAGARA FALLS (AFS-3) during Operation Desert Storm

Sailors assigned to working parties wait for instructions as the amphi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

A chief petty officer directs three sailors as they remove a palletized box of soft drinks from the flight deck of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) during a vertical replenishment. The BLUE RIDGE is in the gulf to support Operation Desert Storm

A chief petty officer directs three sailors as they remove a palletize...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

A close-up view of a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 5 (HC-5) HH-46A Sea Knight helicopter as it hovers over a ship while conducting a vertical replenishment during Operation Desert Storm

A close-up view of a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 5 (HC-5) HH-46...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

The personalized helmets of several signalmen lie beside the rag bag on the signal bridge of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) during Operation Desert Storm

The personalized helmets of several signalmen lie beside the rag bag o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Sailors aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) tend a line during an underway replenishment as officers on the bridge wing of the Dutch fast combat support ship HNLMS ZUIDERKRUIS (A-832), background, look on. The ships are in the gulf to support Operation Desert Storm

Sailors aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) ten...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Crewmen aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) watch a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 11 (HC-11) UH-46A Sea Knight helicopter fly toward their ship with a load of cargo as a vertical replenishment is conducted during Operation Desert Storm

Crewmen aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) wat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Maintenance crewmen work on a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 1 (HC-1) SH-3G Sea King helicopter aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) during Operation Desert Storm

Maintenance crewmen work on a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 1 (HC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

A Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 5 (HC-5) HH-46A Sea Knight helicopter carries a load of cargo to the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) as a vertical replenishment is conducted during Operation Desert Storm

A Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 5 (HC-5) HH-46A Sea Knight helico...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Two officers from the navigation department aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) take a bearing on the ship's position as other officers direct an underway replenishment during Operation Desert Storm

Two officers from the navigation department aboard the amphibious comm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

A HH-46A Sea Knight helicopter lifts a load of cargo from the flight deck of the combat stores ship USS NIAGARA FALLS (AFS-3) as vertical replenishment of another ship is conducted during Operation Desert Storm

A HH-46A Sea Knight helicopter lifts a load of cargo from the flight d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

The fast combat support ship USS SACRAMENTO (AOE-1), background, steams alongside the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) as the vertical replenishment is conducted during Operation Desert Storm

The fast combat support ship USS SACRAMENTO (AOE-1), background, steam...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Crewmen aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) line up to take advantage of the offer of two cans of beer per man after 45 days at sea providing support for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Crewmen aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) lin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMDESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Sailors aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) take advantage of the offer of two cans of beer per man after 45 days at sea providing support for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Sailors aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) tak...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMDESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

A band entertains the crew of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIGE (LCC-19) as they enjoy a steel beach picnic and beer call after 45 days at sea providing support for Operation Desert Storm

A band entertains the crew of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIG...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Sailors aboard the arriving amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) man the rail as the large harbor tug NOGALES (YTB-777) pulls alongside to assist the ship into the harbor

Sailors aboard the arriving amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station State: Guam(GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands(MNP) Scene Camera Operator: LT J.G. Jeff Hilton, USN Release Status: Released to... More

Scaffolding covers the superstructure of the USS HALEAKALA (AE-25) as the ammunition ship undergoes repair

Scaffolding covers the superstructure of the USS HALEAKALA (AE-25) as ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station State: Guam(GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands(MNP) Scene Camera Operator: LT J.G. Jeff Hilton, USN Release Status: Released to... More

Chaplain Jerry McNabb officiates at a sunrise Easter service on the deck of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19)

Chaplain Jerry McNabb officiates at a sunrise Easter service on the de...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Guam State: Guam(GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands(MNP) Scene Camera Operator: LT. J.G. Jeff Hilton, USN Release Status: Rele... More

A port bow view of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) docked during a port visit

A port bow view of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station State: Guam(GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands(MNP) Scene Camera Operator: LT. J.G. Jeff Hilton, USN Release Status: Released t... More

A motor whale boat from the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) returns to the ship. Alongside the BLUE RIDGE is a fuel barge

A motor whale boat from the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station State: Guam(GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands(MNP) Scene Camera Operator: LT J.G. Jeff Hilton, USN Release Status: Released to... More

An SH-3 Sea King of the Seventh Fleet Command flies by the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19)

An SH-3 Sea King of the Seventh Fleet Command flies by the amphibious ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station State: Guam(GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands(MNP) Scene Camera Operator: LT J.G. Jeff Hilton, USN Release Status: Released to... More

A motor whale boat from the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) returns to the ship. Alongside the BLUE RIDGE is a fuel barge, and an SH-3 Sea King from the Seventh Fleet command flies overhead

A motor whale boat from the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station State: Guam(GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands(MNP) Scene Camera Operator: LT J.G. Jeff Hilton, USN Release Status: Released to... More

A fuel barge is anchored alongside the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) during the Blue Ridge's port visit

A fuel barge is anchored alongside the amphibious command ship USS BLU...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station State: Guam(GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands(MNP) Scene Camera Operator: LT J.G. Jeff Hilton, USN Release Status: Released to... More

The commanding officer of the Seventh Fleet flagship, the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19), Captain Alan L. Heisig, is shown at his station on the bridge of his ship as the vessel sails off the eastern coast of Australia en route to Sydney for the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea. This battle stopped the Japanese advance toward Australia and was the first battle in which forces from both sides delivered their attacks by aircraft only. Neither force saw the other warships except by air

The commanding officer of the Seventh Fleet flagship, the amphibious c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokohama Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LTJG. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

A third class signalman stands by to block signal flags on the bridge of the Seventh Fleet flagship, the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19), as the ship arrives for a port visit

A third class signalman stands by to block signal flags on the bridge ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Singapore (SGP) Scene Camera Operator: LTJG. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An informal portrait of Captain Alan L. Heisig, commanding officer of the Seventh Fleet flagship, the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) on the bridge of the ship as the BLUE RIDGE gets underway for Australia to take part in the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea

An informal portrait of Captain Alan L. Heisig, commanding officer of ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokohama Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LTJG. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

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