Civilians wearing life preservers and cranial helmets wait for the word to board a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter aboard the tank landing ship USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST-1197) during Operation Sharp Edge. The civilians, who will be flown to Freetown, Sierra Leone, were brought to the BARNSTABLE COUNTY after being evacuated from the midst of the civil war in Liberia. Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

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