File:USS Guam (LPH-9) and USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG-5) en route to Mombasa in 1976.jpg

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The U.S. Navy amphibious aussault ship USS Guam (LPH-9) underway to Kenya. Her crew is forming "KENYA 76" on the flight deck in conjunction with her visit to Mombasa, Kenya for celebration of that nation's independence. In November 1976, Guam departed Norfolk for Kenya, via the Mediterranean. After transiting the Suez Canal on 12 December, Guam launched 13 Hawker Siddley AV-8A Harriers of Marine Attack Squadron 231 to Nairobi, Kenya, for a fly-by celebration of Kenya's 13th year of Independence. The guided missile destroyer USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG-5) is steaming in company.

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current20:06, 14 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 20:06, 14 January 2017900 × 707 (437 KB)127.0.0.1 (talk)<p>The U.S. Navy amphibious aussault ship USS <i>Guam</i> (LPH-9) underway to Kenya. Her crew is forming "KENYA 76" on the flight deck in conjunction with her visit to Mombasa, Kenya for celebration of that nation's independence. In November 1976, <i>Guam</i> departed Norfolk for Kenya, via the Mediterranean. After transiting the Suez Canal on 12 December, <i>Guam</i> launched 13 Hawker Siddley AV-8A <i>Harriers</i> of Marine Attack Squadron 231 to Nairobi, Kenya, for a fly-by celebration of Kenya's 13th year of Independence. The guided missile destroyer USS <i>Claude V. Ricketts</i> (DDG-5) is steaming in company. </p>
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