Keywords: US Navy 040105-N-8977L-002 Boatswain's Mate Seaman Sylvia Solomon from Laurel, Md., reports from the ship^rsquo,s forecastle.jpg en Aboard USS Boxer LHD 4 Jan 5 2004 Boatswain's Mate Seaman Sylvia Solomon from Laurel Md reports from the ship s forecastle on the status of ship s lines and anchor chains to the bridge aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer LHD 4 during a sea and anchor detail Boxer departed for the Arabian Gulf on Jan 14 2004 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom rotation of forces after returning from a regularly scheduled deployment in August 2003 The multi-purpose amphibious assault ship and its more than 900 Sailors and 200 Marines are transporting equipment and aviation assets for the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force 1st MEF from Camp Pendleton Calif U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Johansen Laurel RELEASED 2004-01-05 040105-N-8977L-002 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 11577 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Johansen Laurel PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Boxer LHD-4 Photos taken with Nikon D1 |