THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT  
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, July 27, 1994               TAG: 9407270614
SECTION: FRONT                    PAGE: A12  EDITION: FINAL 
                                             LENGTH: Medium:   61 lines

ON HOLD OFF HAITI THE 4,000 U.S. SAILORS AND MARINES PATROLLING THE WATERS AROUND THIS CARIBBEAN ISLAND NATION ARE BATTLING BOREDOM AS THEY AWAIT ORDERS ON THE NEXT STEP OF THEIR MISSION.

Lance Cpl. Joe Salisbury soaks up some sun recently during his off

hours aboard the Spartanburg County as the tank-landing ship cruises

off Haiti. Salisbury, a Marine, is stationed at Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Petty Officer 2nd Class William Miller pumps some iron to pass the

time aboard the Spartanburg County. After three weeks of duty

patrolling off the Haitian coast, some of the 4,000 U.S. Marines and

sailors there are starting to feel bored and frustrated.

ABOVE: Lance Cpl. Brian Collins, a member of a Marine helicopter

maintenance crew aboard the helicopter amphibious assault ship

Inchon, appears to be carrying his thoughts on his helmet. He is

stationed in New River, N.C.

RIGHT: Cpl. Juan Manzano lubricates the barrel of a howitzer aboard

the dock-landing ship Portland. Manzano, who is stationed at Camp

Lejeune, N.C., is one of the 2,000 Marines deployed off the

Caribbean island nation.

Graphic

SHIPS STATIONED OFF HAITI

Inchon amphibious ready group, Norfolk

Other Norfolk ships

Other Navy ships

Military sealift ships

Other nations' ships

Coast Guard cutters

Source: U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard

[For complete graphic, please see microfilm]

KEYWORDS: HAITI by CNB