Civilian mariners aboard Military Sealift Command fleet
Summary
Civilian mariners aboard Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Joshua Humphreys (T-AO 188), pay out a messenger line during an underway replenishment with Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15). Ponce, formerly designated as an amphibious transport dock ship, was converted and reclassified to fulfill a long-standing U.S. Central Command request for an AFSB to be located in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jon Rasmussen/Released)
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Date
06/03/2013
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Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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