Evacuees from Freetown, Sierra Leone, cross the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge. Evacuees from Freetown, Sierra Leone, are directed from a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter across the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), on May 30, 1997, during Operation Noble Obelisk. Over 900 people from 40 different countries have been evacuated. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.06 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 298454-M-MWA77-412.jpg Photo Gallery