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A Army M35A2 2 1/2-ton cargo truck is driven aboard the loading ramp of the Naval Ship (NS) Gordon (T-AKR 296). NS Gordon is capable of carrying an entire Armor Task Force, including 58 tanks, 48 other tracked vehicles plus more than 900 other wheeled vehicles. NS Gordon is one of 19 Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-on/Roll-off Ships, or LMSR, which will be built or converted at shipyards by the year 2001. NS Gordon is a former commercial tanker and underwent conversion to Navy Military Sealift Command specifications to make it ideal for the loading, transport and unloading of Army and Marine Corps combat equipment.The ship is named in honor of MASTER Sergeant Gary I. Gordon,...

A Army M35A2 2 1/2-ton cargo truck is driven aboard the loading ramp o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A US Army M35A2 2 1/2-ton cargo truck is driven aboard the loading ramp of the US Naval Ship (USNS) Gordon (T-AKR 296). USNS Gor... More

A M35A2 2 1/2-ton cargo truck pulls a support vehicle up the starboard loading ramp of the United States Naval Ship (USNS) Gordon. 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. It is more than 300 yards long and has a storage capacity of more than 300,000 square feet. The ship is named in honor of MASTER Sergeant Gary I. Gordon, US Army, who was posthumously...

A M35A2 2 1/2-ton cargo truck pulls a support vehicle up the starboard...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A M35A2 2 1/2-ton cargo truck pulls a support vehicle up the starboard loading ramp of the United States Naval Ship (USNS) Gordo... More

The President of the United States, William J. Clinton presented the nation's highest award for military valor The Medal of Honor (Posthumously) to the widows of Sergeant First Class Randall D. Shughart, Stephanie (left) and MASTER Sergeant Gary I. Gordon, Carmen, with 3-year old Brittany. The Sergeants were killed on 03 October 1993, while serving as Sniper Team Member and Leader, United States Army Special Operation Command with Task Force Ranger in Mogadishu, Somalia. They provided precision sniper fires from the lead helicopter during an assault on a building and at two helicopter crash sites, while subjected to intense automatic weapons and rocket propelled grenade fires

The President of the United States, William J. Clinton presented the n...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: White House, Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Jerome Howard, Civilian, ... More

The President of the United States, William J. Clinton presented the nation's highest award for military valor The Medal of Honor (Posthumously) to Carmen, the widow of MASTER Sergeant Gary I. Gordon. He and his Sniper Team Member were killed on 03 October 1993, while serving as Team Leader, United States Army Special Operation Command with Task Force Ranger in Mogadishu, Somalia. They provided precision sniper fires from the lead helicopter during an assault on a building and at two helicopter crash sites, while subjected to intense automatic weapons and rocket propelled grenade fires

The President of the United States, William J. Clinton presented the n...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: White House, Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Jerome Howard, Civilian, ... More

Major General Donald C. Morrow, USA, (right), The Adjutant General of Arkansas, is on a tour of the 188th Fighter Wing, Arkansas Air National Guards Machine Shop at Fort Smith, Arkansas. He is escorted by Colonel John R. Dallas, 188th Fighter Wing (FW) Vice Commander, USAF, (left) and Lieutenant Colonel Daniel E. Shewmaker, USAF, (left center), 188th Operations Group (OG) Commander. They are briefed by MASTER Sergeant Gary L. Shaw, NCOIC (Non Commissioned Officer In Charge) Machine Shop on the repair of the leading edge flap off an F-16C. The tour occurred during Operation NOBLE EAGLE. NOBLE EAGLE is a partial mobilization of the reserves for homeland defense and civil support missions in...

Major General Donald C. Morrow, USA, (right), The Adjutant General of ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Major General Donald C. Morrow, USA, (right), The Adjutant General of Arkansas, is on a tour of the 188th Fighter Wing, Arkansa... More

The modular ramp for the United States Naval Ship (USNS) Gordon (T-AKR 296) is lowered into place on the starboard side of the ship. USNS Gordon is docked at Naval Weapons Station Charleston, South Carolina, to onload heavy United States Army equipment. This modular ramp allows both wheeled and tracked equipment to be driven on/off the ship, reducing the time that the ship is docked. The ship is 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

The modular ramp for the United States Naval Ship (USNS) Gordon (T-AKR...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Weapons Station Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, ... More

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