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Capt. Jeffery S. Jones commanded the Guardia from 3 September 1993 to 25 September 1994 |
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Guardian steaming to starboard of USS Patriot (MCM 7). U.S. Navy Photo by Charles Whorton from the October 2001 edition of U.S. Naval Proceedings |
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28 January 2002 A crewmember prepares to give the order for a Side Scanning Sonar "fish" to be lowered into the ocean off the coast of Japan. The “Fish” is a portable device, which provides ships the ability to conduct precision underwater mapping operations of ports and ocean floors, critical to planning mine countermeasure operations. U.S. Navy photo 020128-N-0401E-002 by JOSN Wes Eplen |
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28 January 2002 A crewmember prepares to deploy a Side Scanning Sonar "fish" off the coast of Japan.
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22 July 2002 Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan Loved ones wait to greet their sailors aboard Guardian as the ship return to India Basin, Sasebo, Japan, after three months underway. She has recently travelled throughout the Pacific region participating in Exercise Cobra Gold 2002 conducting Mine Warfare Refresher Training. U.S. Navy photo 020722-N-0401E-001 by JO3 Wes Eplen |
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23 April 2003 U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan Lt. Cmdr. Stanley Keeve, Commanding Officer of Guardian conducts a "Captain's Call" following a dress white uniform inspection. U.S. Navy photo 030423-N-8937A-003 by Photographer’s Mate Airman Ian W. Anderson |
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13 November 2003 Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan At sea for a day, the Guardian steams out of Sasebo Bay in search of open seas in which to conduct shipboard training exercises. U.S. Navy photo 031113-N-2420K-001 by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Jonathan R. Kulp |
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18 February 2004 Inland Sea, Japan Deck personnel aboard Guardian recover gear after completing a mine sweep during the Mine Countermeasures Exercise/Explosive Ordnance Demolition Exercise 2004 off the coast of Shimonoseki, Japan. U.S. Navy photo 040218-N-0000W-001 |
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10 March 2004 Sasebo, Japan USS Patriot (MCM 7) and Guardian sit moored in a shipbuilding dry dock for a one-month maintenance and repair schedule in Sasebo. U.S. Navy photo 040310-N-7217H-002 by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Marvin Harris |
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8 July 2005 Sasebo, Japan Guardian pulls into the India Basin in Sasebo, Japan. The ship returned to Sasebo after completing a successful three-month deployment that included three joint exercises and port visits in six countries. U.S. Navy photo 050708-N-4124C-007 |
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19 September 2006 Vladivostok, Russia Guardian is moored alongside USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) in Russia’s largest naval base in the Far East. During their stay in Vladivostok, the ship’s approximately 90 crew members had a chance to participate in sporting matches, cultural exchanges and community relations events with the local population. U.S. Navy photo 060919-N-7899C-001 |
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16 February 2007 Sea of Japan Guardian and USS Patriot (MCM 7) split two Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) ships, JDS Tsushima (MSO 302) and JDS Hachijo (MSO 303), during a photo exercise at the conclusion of a passing exercise between the two navies. Guardian and Patriot met with the JMSDF ships for bi-lateral training as they headed back to their forward-deployed home of Sasebo. U.S. Navy photo 020716-N-0000X-001 courtesy of Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Public Affairs. |
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24 June 2007 Yonaguni, Japan Guardian pulls into Port Sonai for a two-day port visit while supporting the U.S. 7th Fleet’s interoperability and training commitments. Yonaguni, part of Okinawa Prefecture, is a small island located at the end of the Ryukyu Islands chain. U.S. Navy photo 070624-N-3019M-001 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan C. McGinley |
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24 June 2007 Yonaguni, Japan Guardian and USS Patriot (MCM 7) are moored abreast at Port Sonai for a two-day port visit. The port call marked the first time a Navy vessel visited the island since the United States returned Okinawa to Japan in 1972. U.S. Navy photo 070624-N-3019M-006 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan C. McGinley |
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Lieutenant Commander Steve DeMoss (L), commanding officer of Guardian, and Lieutenant Commander Thomas Shultz, commanding officer of USS Patriot (MCM 7), walk in the northeastern Vietnam port of Haiphong, about 100 km (62 miles) east of Hanoi November 14, 2007. The two vessels are the first U.S. Navy ships to visit northern Vietnam since the former foes ended the war in 1975 and established diplomatic relations in 1995. Reuters Newsservice photo |
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