Amphibious refresher training filled the latter half of July. USS Tripoli (LPH-10), an Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship, was laid down on 15 June 1964 at Pascagoula, Mississippi, by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation; launched on 31 July 1965; sponsored by Jane Cates, the wife of General Clifton B. Cates, former Commandant of the Marine Corps; and commissioned on 6 August 1966 at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. It also participated in two joint American-Korean amphibious exercises conducted near Pohang, Korea, in March and June, respectively. National Archives identifier 6433525. The US Navys USS Tripoli amphibious assault ship is seen docked at fleet base in Sydney on November 4, 2022. The NMESIS was tested to see if it will fit in the confines of the hangar, drive up the vehicle ramp . By the time her helicopter arrived on the scene, an Air Force chopper had already picked up the man. March 1 (UPI) -- Animal rescuers said a young seal was returned to the wild one day after it exited the water and walked across a busy New Jersey road. Tripoli continued support activities for the battalion landing team until 3 December when she offloaded what remained aboard of the Marines' equipment at Danang preparatory to departing Vietnam for a liberty call at Hong Kong. USMCMG began its work 60 miles (97km) east of the Kuwaiti coastline, working initially to clear a 15 miles (24km) long, 1,000 yards (910m) wide path. Later that evening, it got underway for home. She returned to Subic Bay on 14 January 1972 and resumed training operations punctuated by visits to Singapore, Hong Kong, and Kobe, Japan. Following post-deployment standdown, Tripoli received an inspection by the Naval Board of Inspection and Survey in September. On the 14th, the landing force was lifted some 25 miles inland to the area near An Hoa in Quang Nam province. During a routine flight operation about 60 nautical miles off the coast, an MH-60S helicopter "crashed at sea" around 4:30 p.m., according to a statement from the U.S. Navy's Third Fleet.Following . She conducted upkeep at Subic Bay between 5 and 12 December and two amphibious exercises at Zambales on the 13th and 14th. Defense Imagery photograph,DN-SC-93-04557. One of the US Navy's most potent naval weapons has pulled into Hobart for a break, following time spent in the contested South China Sea. Henry Suerstedt, Jr., in command. During the first three weeks of April, it conducted a series of individual ship exercises and then rounded out the month with amphibious training. On 27 August, the battalion landing team once more went ashore, via both helicopter and landing craft, in Quang Tri province. Navy -- Helicopter crashed in western Pacific Ocean while training off assault ship USS Tripoli as it steamed toward gulf. The two battalion landing teams joined III MAF Marines based ashore in a week-long struggle, followed by an eight-battalion search and destroy sweep. As the USS Tripoli docks in Singapore, while China's warships remain active near Japan. Operation End Sweep, neutralized mines in Haiphong Harbor with Navy and Marine CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters. Tripoli's Air and Weapons Departments worked with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 to transport approximately 1.9 million pounds of ordnance from Tripoli to Fallbrook Naval Weapons Station. All the while, Tripoli remained offshore providing logistic support, medical evacuation services for casualties and a platform from which to launch air support missions by the embarked Marine attack squadron. Tripoli served on three deployments to Vietnamese waters during the Vietnam War, participating in numerous operations. Ultimately decommissioned on8 September 1995 at San Diego, Tripoli was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 15 September 1995. The names of the five . Helicopter accident off USS Tripoli. Except for a round-trip voyage to Okinawa early in September, the ship operated out of US Naval Base Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines for the remainder of its deployment. The work was completed on 26 July; and, following successful sea trials, Tripoli returned to San Diego on 28 July. One crew member was rescued and the search is ongoing for five. However, the Marines enjoyed precious little respite. The reembarkation of the Marines was completed by 9 February 1969, just in time for Tripoli to launch her last amphibious operation of the deployment. On 11 December 1967, USSOkinawa relieved it as flagship of TG76.4, and Tripoli headed for home. She stood out of San Diego on 6 March 1973 for her fifth deployment to the western Pacific. [4] In March 2015, the ship was towed back through the Panama Canal and stored with the Beaumont Reserve Fleet. "An MH-60S helicopter embarked aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) crashed into the sea while conducting routine flight operations approximately 60 nautical miles off the coast of San Diego at 4: . Also in 1974, after proving that it could handle Harrier flight operations, it became the first amphibious warfare ship to carry a full squadron of AV-8s. It stopped briefly at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and at Okinawa before arriving at Subic Bay on 1 July. The first of its eight amphibious operations came the day after it arrived in the combat zone. The fighting ended on 15 December; and, two days later, Pakistan officially accepted the loss of its eastern provinces which became the independent nation, Bangladesh. As the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i lacked a suitable land-based launch site, and the costs of building one would far exceed the approximately $600,000 per year it costs to use the old warship, so the vessel returned to Pearl Harbor for a second series of tests in late spring 2008. Following refresher training in September and amphibious training in October, she stood out of San Diego on 1 November to return to the Far East. Simultaneously with Operation Beaver Track, SLF "Alfa", embarked on USS Okinawa, went ashore to engage the same enemy force in Operation Bear Claw. A similar Navy helicopter operating from the ship crashed off the coast of San Diego on Aug. 31. During the remainder of its second tour of duty, Tripoli participated in two more amphibious operations. An F-35B Lightning II aircraft attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122 and an F-117 Nighthawk fly over amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Apr. Message in a bottle travels more than 185 miles in Australia. With the Vietnam War over, Tripoli was kept operationally ready through countless drills, exercises and maritime deployments. Instead, they changed operational control to III MAF, while Tripoli and the rest of TG76.5 spent two weeks at the Philippine naval base for upkeep. Shortly after it departed Danang on 7 October, its lookout spied an Air Force F-105 Thunderchief, which crashed into the sea about 2 miles (3.2km) ahead. She departed the combat zone twice, once for upkeep at Subic Bay and later to exchange battalion landing teams at Okinawa. Adroit led the salvage tug USSBeaufort toward Princeton to tow her to safety. The ship remained in the Indian Ocean for the duration of the brief war. Major issues in the negotiations were resolved by the 28th, and minesweeping operations began early that morning. Four days after its arrival back in Subic Bay, the last American operation in Vietnamese territory ended, and the End Sweep task force was dissolved. We were there. Apollo 14 astronauts quarantined on Pacific Carrier. The second deployment ended on 25 October, when it arrived in San Diego, remaining there into 1977. The Wasp- class ships were fitted with both an aircraft. Tripoli's helicopter assisted in the operation by taking on board the Air Force crewman who had jumped in to assist the survivor into the lift harness. Copyright 2023 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. By the time its helicopter arrived on the scene, an Air Force chopper had already picked up the man. That necessity came shortly before noon on 11 July, when her helicopters helped to insert the reserve Vietnamese marine battalion-picking them up near Route 553 and landing them behind enemy lines, about a mile and one-half north-northwest of Quang Tri City. Tripoli remained in the area until the 16th. Navy Lt. James H. Love of Arnold was identified yesterday as one of four men aboard a helicopter from the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli that crashed Wednesday in the western Pacific Ocean . PAVN/VC resistance proved slight; and, after a three-day sweep of the Hai Lang forest, the Marines reembarked in Tripoli on 5 September. On the 22nd, she got underway for Yokosuka, Japan, and badly needed repairs before continuing on to the United States. On 12 June, the amphibious assault ship stood out of San Diego on her way to the Far East. Following preliminary naval bombardment, Operation Eager Yankee opened with a combined airborne and waterborne assault. A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter is parked in the foreground, 1 May 1987. Tripoli remained in the area until the 16th. At dawn three days later, Tripoli's Marines stormed ashore in a combined waterborne-airborne amphibious assault on the exposed seaward flank of the Viet Cong 806th Battalion near Quang Tri City. Otherwise, it remained in the minesweeping area until 18 July when it departed North Vietnamese waters in company with USSInchon and USSOgden, bound for Luzon. They then wheeled right and pressed north toward a known Viet Cong haven. The second deployment, from mid-February to late October 1976, saw a repetition of this routine, but also included a voyage to Guam for disaster relief duty as a result of Super Typhoon Pamela. Shortly after she departed Danang on 7 October her lookout spied an Air Force F-105 which crashed into the sea about two miles ahead. She began operations in Vietnamese waters at the beginning of April, operating on Yankee Station to provide search-and-rescue and medical evacuation services. A search-and-rescue operation was underway Saturday after three Marines went missing when their aircraft crashed into the sea off the eastern coast of Australia during landing, the U.S. Marine . The Marines of SLF Bravo went ashore about 10 miles (16km) east of Phu Bai Combat Base. "Beaver Track/Bear Claw" ended on 14 July, and both battalion landing teams returned to their ships on the 7th. On 29 June, Tripoli-assigned helicopters helped to transport 1,400 Vietnamese Marines from Tam My to the vicinity of Quang Tri City during the allied counteroffensive to recapture areas of the I Corps tactical zone, which had been overrun by PAVN during the Easter Offensive. Henry M. Suerstedt Jr. in command Decommissioned, 8 September 1995, at Naval Station San Diego, CA. Between the 2nd and the 5th, it embarked the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, HMM-265, Detachment Bravo of TacRon 13 and other supporting units of the ARG "Bravo." Shortly after she departed Danang on 7 October, one of her lookouts spied an U.S. Air Force Republic F-105 Thunderchief which crashed into the sea about two miles ahead. Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Georgia came to the rescue of a dog who fell into a storm drain and ended up stranded about 12 feet underground. When Iraqi President Saddam Hussein began to redeploy his forces along the border of Kuwait in late 1994, Tripoli was sent as the initial show of force. While the PRAV concluded on 28 June, it was necessary to tow Tripoli to the Long Beach Naval Shipyard to use the yard's extensive facilities for the reinstallation of Tripoli's low pressure turbine. 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For the remainder of 1970, the ship occupied itself with individual ship's exercises and upkeep in preparation for an overhaul, which began on 1 February 1971. Five days later, HMM-165's helicopters and Tripoli's landing craft carried the Marines ashore once again. It arrived in San Diego on 23 December 1967, and began post-deployment standdown. Both special landing forces "Alfa" and "Bravo," joined South Vietnamese troops and soldiers of the US Army's Americal Division in forming the cordon. Following post-deployment standdown,Tripolireceived an inspection by the Naval Board of Inspection and Survey in September. Tripoli returned home to San Diego, on 15 May 1982. During those maneuvers on 18 February, Iraqi mines found their mark. Tripoli returned to Vietnam at Danang early in October and loaded 39 defective CH-46A helicopters for transportation to Okinawa, where their tail pylons were to be replaced. While Tripoli proceeded to the scene of a new operation, feverish preparations allowed her to send SLF Bravo ashore again just 17 hours after the completion of reembarkation. The fighting ended on 15 December; and, two days later, Pakistan officially accepted the loss of its eastern provinces, which became the independent nation, Bangladesh. The first lasted from late July 1974 until late January 1975. The respite from combat, however, proved brief. I have yet to have a chance to dive into the details, but I'm The first six months of 1977 were spent in a Planned Restricted Availability (PRAV) at the Naval Station, San Diego, for the purpose of increasing propulsion reliability during the next deployment. The UH-1N Huey helicopter, based on the Tripoli, crashed into the ocean early Wednesday while on a nighttime training mission. After silencing sporadic enemy resistance near the landing site, Tripoli's Marines joined elements of the shore-based 7thMarines in a successful search-and-destroy operation. Seal pup returned to water after crossing busy New Jersey road. [5] In August 2016 the US Maritime Administration designated it for disposal. The two battalion landing teams joined III MAF Marines based ashore in a week-long struggle followed by an eight-battalion search and destroy sweep. Five days later, HMM 165's helicopters and Tripoli's landing craft carried the troops ashore once again. Instead, they changed operational control to III MAF while Tripoli and the rest of TG 76.5 spent two weeks at the Philippine naval base for upkeep. Three times the ship was towed some 100 miles (160km) off shore and used to launch small ballistic missiles, which were then intercepted by Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Missiles, test-fired from the Pacific Missile Range Facility. Following preliminary naval bombardment, Operation Eager Yankee opened with a combined airborne and waterborne assault. That necessity came shortly before noon on 11 July, when its helicopters helped to insert the reserve Vietnamese Marines battalion, picking them up near Route 553 and landing them behind enemy lines, about 1.5 miles (2.4km) north-northwest of Quang Tri City. Between the 2nd and the 5th, she embarked the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, HMM 265, Detachment Bravo of TacRon 13 and other supporting units of the ARG Bravo. The combined American-South Korean amphibious exercise lasted until the 25th. Charts and intelligence captured from Iraq showed the mine field where Tripoli and Princeton were hit was one of six laid in a 150 miles (240km) arc from Faylaka Island to the Saudi-Kuwaiti border. The landings began at 0800 on the morning of 10 February, and the offloading of men and equipment continued for several days. USS America LHA-6: It began operations in Vietnamese waters at the beginning of April, operating on Yankee Station to provide search-and-rescue and medical evacuation services. New Orleans provided the helicopter deck while the mine group staff moved aboard La Salle to coordinate the operation. March 1 (UPI) -- Police in Maine said the last of the three bison to escape in Aroostook County was safely rounded up with help from the animals' owner. It was the decisive victory of a mercenary army led by a detachment of US Marines and US Army soldiers against the forces of Tripoli during the First Barbary War. On the 20th, Tripoli departed Vietnamese waters bound for the Philippines where heavy monsoons had caused extensive flooding. Early this coming April, United States Marine Corps F-35Bs from three squadrons will converge aboard the USS Tripoli (LHA-7) to fully test the 'Lightning Carrier' concept. In spite of swells eight to twelve feet high, a rain squall, 30- to 40-knot winds, and visibility frequently less than one-half mile, the boat landings for Operation Fortress Sentry came off almost without a hitch. Meanwhile, Tripoli supplied logistic support until she cleared Vietnamese waters on 1 November, bound for Okinawa with another 18 defective CH-46A helicopters. Amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) worked with the United States Army's 16th Combat Aviation Brigade based out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, and the United States Air. After brief stops at Okinawa and Subic Bay, the ship returned to Danang on 10 November. SLF Bravo was to replace those troops in Operation Defiant Measure. The VC avoided contact with the Marines by retiring hastily to the west, where they were badly mauled by South Vietnamese troops. The last test in the series was performed 26 October, when the ship fired a "Scud-like" missile, which was successfully intercepted. Tripoli returned to Vietnam at Danang early in October 1967and loaded 39 defective CH-46A helicopters for transportation to Okinawa where their tail pylons were to be replaced. 230203-N-N0896-1001 SAN DIEGO (Feb. 15, 2023) - Amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) conducted a Friends and Family Day Cruise Feb. 3, 2023. Though scheduled to sail for Haiphong on 16 June, it was delayed by more problems in its propulsion plant. Struck from the Naval Register, 15 September 1995 USS Tripoli earned nine campaign stars for Vietnam service Custody transferred to the US Army, 27 June 1997 The VC avoided contact; and, on the 16th, the Marines joined shore-based forces in Operation Houston IV. Withdrawn and leased to the U.S. Army on 27 June 1997, she was laid-upat Beaumont, Texas, on 14 April2015pending the transfer of her title to MarAd, who obtained it from the Navy on 1 July 2015. Person hired to promote new 'Scream' movie prompts 911 calls. Although the Navy canceled the traditional public commissioning ceremony due to public health and safety restrictions on large . The respite from combat, however, proved brief. She entered Danang on 31 January and began embarking personnel from HQ, III MAF, 1st Marine Air Wing, 1st Marine Division, and III MAF Logistics Command. While Tripoli proceeded to the scene of a new operation, feverish preparations allowed it to send SLF Bravo ashore again just 17 hours after the completion of reembarkation. History of LPH-11 USS New Orleans. On 10 November, Tripoli 's helicopters and landing craft carried troops ashore for Operation Daring Endeavor. For the remainder of 1970, the ship occupied herself with individual ship's exercises and upkeep in preparation for an overhaul which began on 1 February 1971. In that capacity, it embarked not only the task group commander's staff but also the staff of the Commander, Special Landing Force (SLF) Bravo CTG79.5, the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, the men and aircraft of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron HMM-164, Surgical Evacuation Team Bravo, and Detachment Bravo of Tactical Squadron (TacRon) 11. [6] In July 2018, Tripoli was towed from Beaumont to Brownsville, Texas, for scrapping by European Metal Recycling.[7]. After a brief stop at Guam on the 15th for fuel, she continued on to Danang, South Vietnam, where she arrived five days later. She made a six-day cruise to Vietnam and then returned to the Philippines on the 12th for more training. During the night landing, Tripoli's Marines were able to secure the airport and seaports in Mogadishu. On 2 July, she received the special landing force back on board and immediately headed north to the coast of Quang Tri province to answer a call for assistance from Marine Corps units near Con Thien which had suffered heavily from bombardments by North Vietnamese regulars. Tripoli got underway on 7 June and reached San Diego on the 24th. Tripoli . The second U.S. Navy ship named for thejoint land-sea operation against Derna during the war between the United States and the Barbary state of Tripoli which resulted in the capture of that fortress city on 27 April 1805. As of roughly 10 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, the San Diego-based U.S . On 2 July, it received the special landing force back on board and immediately headed north to the coast of Qung Tr Province to answer a call for assistance from Marine Corps units near Con Thien, which had suffered heavily from bombardments by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN). Assuming duties with other ships in the northern Persian Gulf, Tripoli prepared to conduct amphibious operations in response to any further southward movement by Iraqi forces. Launched, 31 July 1965 Commissioned USS Tripoli (LPH-10), 6 August 1966, CAPT. Tripoli arrived at San Diego on 20 August 1972 and , remained there until 10 October. Tripoli returned to Vietnamese waters on the 17th and cruised the area without incident until the 25th, when it headed back to Subic Bay. The ship was towed back to the San Francisco Bay Area for the winter. Soon after the Iraqi invasion, it became clear that Iraq was laying mines in international waters. The USS OKINAWA (LPH-3) deployment history and significant events of her service career follow: LPH-3 Deployments - Major Events LPH-3 General Specifications Class: Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship Complement: 667 Officers and Enlisted Displacement: 11000 tons Length: 592 feet Beam: 84 feet Draft: 27 feet Tripoli has been steadily operating and training the crew in . On 22 May 1967, USS Tripoli (LPH-10) arrived in the combat zone off the coast of Vietnam and disembarked HMH-463 and VMO-6 at Danang on the 23rd and 24th before joining TG 76.5, just then finishing up amphibious landing Operation "Belt Tight" in the I Corps zone just south of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) between North and South Vietnam. During all other periods, she remained off the Vietnamese coast providing support services to the Marines of BLT 2/7 operating ashore. The work was completed on 26 July; and, following successful sea trials,Tripolireturned to San Diego on 28 July. (Michael Singley/U.S. 17 Dec. 1976. . It reached Subic Bay on 23 July and conducted relief operations until 4 August, at which time it set course for the United States. Naval Academy, The Sullivan Brothers and the Assignment of Family Members, Historic Former U.S. Navy Bases and Stations, The African American Experience in the U.S. Navy, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. Navy, Contributions of Native Americans to the U.S. Navy, The World Cruise of the Great White Fleet, Navy Underwater Archaeology Return Program, Annual Navy History and Heritage Awards - Main, Research Permits for Sunken & Terrestrial Military Craft, Scanning, Copyright & Citation Information, Obtain Duplications of Records and Photos, DANFS (Dictionary of American Fighting Ships). LPH-10 USS Tripoli, Iwo Jima class Assault Carrier, US Navy history and characteristics . Tripoli, located not far away, went to its assistance and evacuated 12casualties by helicopter for treatment on board the ship. Tripoli's helo assisted in the operation by taking on board the Air Force crewman who had jumped in to assist the survivor into the lift harness. However, instead of carrying embarked Marines inland for amphibious landings, her helicopters moved Vietnamese troops from point to point ashore. Her first mission, Operation Keystone Cardinal, began on 20 November 1969when she loaded the Marines and equipment of BLT 3/4 for transportation to Okinawa. On 3 November, Tripoli departed San Diego. After a six-day amphibious exercise near Hunter Liggett Point, the amphibious assault ship returned to home port where she stayed through the end of the year. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in. During the first two months of 1973, she operated out of San Diego and prepared to deploy to the Far East once more. Instead, she busied herself with a series of amphibious training exercises and a series of Keystone operations redeploying Marine Corps units. There, it turned over her duties to USS Valley Forge. Operation Defiant Measure was concluded on that day, though the Marines remained ashore to continue Operation Taylor Common. Tripoli arrived at San Diego on 20 August and, remained there until 10 October. Nevertheless, early the next morning, Tripoli headed for North Vietnam and arrived at Haiphong on the 19th. Transferred to the Maritime Administration (MarAd), the ship entered the National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) berthing area at Suisun Bay, Calif., at 1445 on 21 September 1995. Beaufort (ATS-2) went out and towed her into port. Tripoli got underway on 7 June 1970 and reached San Diego on the 24th. The USS Tripoli, called LHA 7, is like its predecessor the USS America designed to optimize new aviation assets such as the F-35B and upgraded Osprey helicopters. The re-embarkation of the Marines was completed by 9 February, just in time for Tripoli to launch its last amphibious operation of the deployment. Tripoli was the second US Navy ship named for the Battle of Derna in 1805. In the Philippines, minor repairs and more amphibious exercises occupied her until 6 January 1970. USS Tripoli (LHA-7) is the second America -class amphibious assault ship built for the United States Navy. Not long thereafter, her lookouts caught sight of a second survivor of the crash. Marines from Company H, 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines went ashore in landing craft, M-Boats carried platoons and reinforced companies which landing on the beach forming the east side of the cordon. The next day, 30 November, Valley Forge relieved Tripoli as flagship, TG76.5; and Tripoli got underway to return to the United States via Okinawa and Yokosuka, Japan. The following day, the Marines changed operational control to III MAF ashore for a search and destroy sweep along Route 1. Steaming via Pearl Harbor, where it made a three-week stop for repairs to its high-pressure turbine, it arrived in Subic Bay on 17 April. Tripoli's Marines landed in Quang Tri province, north of Hue. The ensuing Operation Beaver Track pitted SLF Bravo against the North Vietnamese troops to relieve the pressure on Marine Corps units based ashore with the III Marine Amphibious Force (MAF). Cheetah briefly escapes enclosure at Omaha zoo. She arrived in Korean waters on 18 April 1970 and, two days later, began Operation Golden Dragon. Within three hours of each other, Tripoli and USSPrinceton were rocked by exploding mines. occurred when aircraft or helicopters have crashed on takeoff or landing from aircraft carriers, amphibious assault ships, or other surface warships.4 The greatest number of crashes occurred in 1981. In the Philippines, minor repairs and more amphibious exercises occupied it until 6 January 1970. The Coast Guard District 11, Abraham Lincoln, USS Cincinnati, U.S. Pacific Fleet Helicopter Sea Combat Wing helicopter squadrons and Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing were each involved in the search. As this operation, codenamed "Lam Son 72" progressed, Tripoli remained off shore, evacuating casualties and waiting should the reserves be required. [at least 2 died - needs further research] An Israeli-chartered liberty ferry shuttling crewmembers of the USS Saratoga (CV-60) capsized and sank in 20 seconds off Haifa, . Tripoli arrived in San Diego on 23 December 1967 and remained there through the end of the year. Tripoli operated in the Philippines and at Okinawa conducting amphibious exercises in preparation for an exercise with units of South Korean forces. During the remainder of her second tour of duty in the Far East, Tripoli participated in two more amphibious operations. 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