An Officer assigned to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), uses a sextant to measure the distance between her ship, Long Range Escort Frigate Her Majestys Australian Ship (HMAS) ADELAIDE (FFG 01), and the Sacramento Class Fast Combat Support Ship USS SEATTLE (AOE 3) prior to a Replenishment At Sea (RAS). The SEATTLE and ADELAIDE are part of a coalition of forces conducting joint operations in the North Persian Gulf under Commander Task Force 58 (CTF-58) in support of the sovereign government of Iraq
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Country: Persian Gulf
Scene Camera Operator: PH2(Aw) Samuel W. Shavers, Usn
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
29/09/2004
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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