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Crew members aboard the hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH-20) prepare for underway replenishment operations between the COMFORT and the Canadian operational support ship HMCS PROTECTEUR (AOR-509). The vessels are deployed to the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm

A crew member watches from the railing of the hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH-20) as the Canadian operational support ship HMCS PROTECTEUR (AOR-509) approaches to take part in underway replenishment operations. Both vessels are deployed to the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm

Messenger, distance and phone lines lie on the deck of the hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH-20) in preparation for underway replenishment operations between the COMFORT and the Canadian operational support ship HMCS PROTECTEUR (AOR-509). Both vessels are deployed to the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm

Medical personnel confer aboard the hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH-20) as the vessel is deployed to the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm

An officer instructs a crew member on the bridge of the hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH-20) as the vessel is deployed to the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm

An officer instructs medical personnel aboard the hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH-20) while the vessel is deployed to the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm

A crew members take a break aboard the hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH-20) while the vessel is deployed to the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm

A starboard bow view of the Canadian operational support ship HMCS PROTECTEUR (AOR-509) coming alongside the hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH-20). Both vessels are in the Gulf in support of Operation Desert Storm

A close-up view of a portion of the bow of the hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH-20). The COMFORT is preparing to depart for the Persian Gulf region, where it will remain on station in support of Operation Desert Shield

Crew members aboard the hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH-20) secure a distance line in preparation for underway replenishment between the COMFORT and the Canadian operational support ship HMCS PROTECTEUR (AOR-509). The vessels are deployed to the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm

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Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM

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Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Joe Gawlowicz

Release Status: Released to Public

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01/01/1991
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label_outline Explore Distance Line, Protecteur, Hmcs

Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Co-Pilot of the RCAF CP-140 Aurora (P-3 Orion) aircraft, 407th Maritime Patrol Squadron, 19th Wing, Comax, British Columbia, looks for signs of submarines after taking off from Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam. The CP-140 Aurora (P-3 Orion) aircraft are used on long distance surveillance, interdiction missions and submarine warfare. The aircraft and crew are participating in the Joint exercise TANDEM THRUST 2003. The exercise is a joint endeavor including forces from the US, Canada, and Australia

An F-16 Fighting Falcon Block 52 aircraft from the 157th Fighter Squadron, 169th Fighter Wing, McEntire Air National Guard Station, South Carolina, in flight. The aircraft is armed with AGM-88 HARM's (high-speed anti-radiation missile), AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and AIM-120 AMRAAM's (advanced medium-range air-to-air missile). Another F-16 can be seen in the distance

U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65) hold the phone and distance line needed for a continuous ship-to-ship communication during a Replenishment at Sea with the Military Sealift Command, the USNS Mars Class Combat Store Ship NIAGARA FALLS (T-AFS 3). The USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65) Carrier Strike Group are currently underway in the Arabian Sea on a six-month deployment in support of the Global War On Terrorism. Aug. 28, 2006. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class Marcel A. Barbeau) (Released)

The Sacramento Class: Fast Combat Support Ship, USS SEATTLE (AOE 3) begins a vertical replenishment exercise with USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) (Partially seen in foreground) by hoisting the ship a fuel hose. The SEATTLE supplied the INDEPENDENCE with more than one million gallons of fuel during this replenishment in the Persian Gulf

A US Navy (USN) F-14B Tomcat fighter, Fighter Attack Squadron 32 (VF-32), Swordsmen, Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Virginia (VA), piloted by USN Rear Admiral (RDML) (Lower Half) John D. Stufflebeem, Commander, Carrier Group 2, launches from the flight deck of the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN75). The TRUMAN is currently participating in the Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMTUEX) phase, designed to train the ship, airwing, and other vessels in the battle group to function as one fighting force

Starboard bow view from a low angle up at the Nimitz Class, Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier, USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69) tied up on the north side of pier #11. The USS TRENTON (LPD 14) is partially seen in the distance at the right of the frame

Two airmen enjoy a game of pool at the San Antonio United Services Organization (USO) facility. The San Antonio USO, the largest USO facility in the world, is within walking distance of the Alamo, Hemisfair Plaza, and the scenic River Walk. Airmen from Lackland Air Force Base are dropped off at the USO by bus

The battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63) is moored near the fast combat support ship USS SACRAMENTO (AOE-1) while the two vessels are in the region to take part in exercise RimPac '90

Onboard USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63), an Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class, Weapons Department, Armory Division, uses an M14 rifle to shoot the shot line over to the supply ship USNS JOHN ERICSSON (T-AO 194) in order to set the communication/distance line during a Connect Replenishment (CONREP). In a CONREP, the replenishment ship transfers supplies via pulleys and taunt cables to the receiving ship

Port bow view of the fast combat support ship USS SUPPLY (AOE-6) underway on sea trials off the coast of Southern California near Coronado Beach

In Washington, US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster IIIs, 62nd Airlift Wing (AW)/446th AW, at McChord Air Force Base (AFB), with Mt. Rainer, about fifty miles in the distance, in the background

Harbor tugs escort the Soviet Sovremenny class guided missile destroyer OTLICHNNY (DDG 434) into port as small craft of the enviromental group Greenpeace shadow the ship from a distance. Officers and crewmen of the OTLICHNYY, the guided missile cruiser MARSHAL USTINOV (CG 088), and the replenishment oiler GENRIKH GASANOV are taking part in a five-day goodwill visit to base

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