Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) - Naval Cruise Book

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I KUWAIT OFFLOAl) Can ainiliiiifi be mure majestic iliuii ihc silhouette of a crane in action? ' a it the hu juice ' . ' the sea water? Not even the ship ' s doctors could explain why Marines would crawl around their trucks on all fours and hark til nas i ' r -ly . The lone amphibious exercise conducted during WESTPAC was Eager Mace. This was a coordinated eltort between the entire Boxer ARC. and one in which Harpers Ferry contributed to placing nearlx two thousaiui Marines on Kuwaiti soil. The exercise has been ongoing since the end of the GuirWar. allowing U.S. Marines to get training in a real world en ironment while serving as a deterrent against Iraq. Since Harpers Ferry carried nearh all of the vehicles for the 13th Marine F.xpeditionary Unit Special Operations Culpable (MEU SOC). the offload took a considerable amount of time. Fourteen torklifts and the ship ' s crane were called upon to remove countless vehicles, tanks and ancillary gear. Additionally, fifteen Amphibious Assault Vehicles ( AAVs) and the lone Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) were launched, making this a complete offload. From the hridfic of the USS Cleveland I LFD-7) ' you can see Harpers Ferry ' s offload in full swing FUN FACT: the average number of flies ingested per person at the Kuwait ' ' Barbeque on the Pier was 3.6. k Below- Harpers Fen M makes its approach to the i « ' ' 7 ; in the Kuwait Cii k harbor. USS Clevelan (I.PD-7) is right of the pie To the right of the Steamii Cleve. hut not pictured, wi (I giant sheep carrier. It vr not unusual to see o o(i(isi(mal dead sheep g lloating by.