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[Complete] Scene Caption: An M35A2 2 1/2-ton cargo truck drives up the starboard loading ramp of the United States Naval Ship (USNS) Gordon (T-AKR 296). USNS Gordon is the first United States Navy (USN) Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-On/Roll-Off Ships, or LMSR, cargo vessel. USNS Gordon is a former commercial tanker and underwent conversion to United States Navy Military Sealift Command specifications to make it ideal for the loading, transport and unloading of United States Army and United States Marine Corps combat equipment. Upon completion of the loading, USNS Gordon will set sail for its maiden operational voyage. The ship was named in honor of MASTER Sergeant Gary I. Gordon, US Army, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 1994 for his gallantry in action in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Base: Naval Weapons Station Charleston

State: South Carolina (SC)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files