File:Sikorsky RH-53D Sea Stallion of HM-12 sweeping the Suez Canal, in 1974.jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy Sikorsky RH-53D Sea Stallion of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 12 (HM-12) sweeping the Suez Canal, in 1974. HM-12 operated from the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) during the 1974 Suez Canal Clearance Operation ("Operation Nimbus Star"). Iwo Jima was later relieved by USS Inchon (LPH-12).
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) 1973-1974 cruise book available at Navysite.de
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current07:45, 31 December 2019Thumbnail for version as of 07:45, 31 December 2019886 × 615 (322 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=A U.S. Navy Sikorsky RH-53D Sea Stallion of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 12 (HM-12) sweeping the Suez Canal, in 1974. HM-12 operated from the amphibious assault ship USS ''Iwo Jima'' (LPH-2) during the 1974 Suez Canal Clearance Operation ("Operation Nimbus Star"). ''Iwo Jima'' was later relieved by USS ''Inchon'' (LPH-12).}} |Source=U.S. Navy photo [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/lph2-73/077.htm] from the [https://www.n...

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