On board the Cimarron Class Oiler, USS Merrimac (AO-179), located in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, a Deck Department crewmember controls tension on the saddle refueling lines during an underway replenishment with the nuclear powered aircraft carrier, USS George Washington (CVN-73). Both ships are on their way to the Adriatic Sea in support of Operation Joint Endeavor
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR
Base: USS Merrimac (AO-179)
Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)
Scene Camera Operator: PHOTO Mate Todd Summerlin
Release Status: Released to Public
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Date
06/02/1996
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