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The large modular ramp of the United States Naval Ship (USNS) Gordon (T-AKR 296) is in final position at the dock of Naval Weapons Station Charleston, South Carolina, and ready to accept the heavy United States Army equipment that will be loaded aboard. This is the first time that USNS Gordon will be loaded with an actual military load since being converted from a civilian cargo ship. USNS Gordon is one of 19 Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off Ships, or LMSR, which will be built or converted to Military Sealift Command standards by the year 2001 to offset the shortage of available ships used to transport outsized military equipment. The ship can carry an entire US Army Armor Task...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: The large modular ramp of the United States Naval Ship (USNS) Gordon (T-AKR 296) is in final position at the dock of Naval Weapo 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...

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

A vertical bow-on view of the Military Sealift Command's (MSC) large medium-speed roll-on/roll-off strategic heavy lift ship USNS BOB HOPE (T-AKR 300) tied up at the pier. The ship is deployed for the first time as a combat prepositioning ship and assigned to the Maritime Prepositioning Squadron Two in the Indian Ocean

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT) Scene Camera Operator: Captain Edward Lundquist, USN Release Status: Released to Publi More

A US Army (USA) High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) equipped with a compatible shelter is driven aboard the US Navy (USN), Military Sealift Command (MSC). WATSON CLASS: Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off Ship (LMSR), USNS WATKINS (T-AKR-315), as aircraft, equipment, and supplies from the USA 22nd Signal Battalion, 7th Signal Brigade, 5th Signal Command, is loaded for shipment, on the pier at Antwerp, Belgium

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Antwerp Country: Belgium (BEL) Scene Camera Operator: Melvin G. Tarpley, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

US Army (USA) V Corps AH- 64D Apache Longbow helicopter are prepared for loading aboard the US Navy (USN), Military Sealift Command (MSC). WATSON CLASS: Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off Ship (LMSR), USNS WATKINS (T-AKR-315), on the pier at Antwerp, Belgium

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Antwerp Country: Belgium (BEL) Scene Camera Operator: Melvin G. Tarpley, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

The Military Sealift Command (MSC) Bob Hope Class Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off Ship (LMSR) US Navy Ship (USNS) BENAVIDEZ (T-AKR 306) sits pier side in Souda Bay harbor during a brief port visit. The BENAVIDEZ is carrying more than 230,000 square feet of US Army combat equipment and supplies, for the 1ST Cavalry Division, Ft. Hood, Texas, currently deploying for service in Iraq. The 950-foot vessel is named for Medal of Honor recipient US Army (USA) MASTER Sergeant (MSG) Roy P. Benavidez

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Souda Harbor State: Crete Country: Greece (GRC) Scene Camera Operator: Paul Farley, USN, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar More

The Military Sealift Command (MSC) Bob Hope Class Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off Ship (LMSR) US Navy Ship (USNS) BENAVIDEZ (T-AKR 306) heads out of Souda harbor following a brief port visit. The BENAVIDEZ is carrying more than 230,000 square feet of US Army combat equipment and supplies, for the 1ST Cavalry Division, Ft. Hood, Texas, currently deploying for service in Iraq. The 950-foot vessel is named for Medal of Honor recipient US Army (USA) MASTER Sergeant (MSG) Roy P. Benavidez

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Souda Harbor State: Crete Country: Greece (GRC) Scene Camera Operator: Paul Farley, USN, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar More

The Military Sealift Command (MSC) Bob Hope Class Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off Ship (LMSR) US Navy Ship (USNS) BOB HOPE (T-AKR 300) sits at anchorage in Souda harbor during a brief port visit. The 950-foot vessel is named for legendary American entertainer Bob Hope, who tirelessly worked with the United Service Organization (USO) to raise the morale of US troops around the world for more than 50 years

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Souda Harbor State: Crete Country: Greece (GRC) Scene Camera Operator: Paul Farley, USN, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar More

A fleet of US Army (USA) High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) from the 82nd Airborne Division (AD), Fort Bragg, North Carolina (NC), loaded onto the Bob Hope Class Military Sealift Command (MSC) Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-Off Ship USNS PILILAAU (T-AKR 304) docked at New Orleans. The US Navy and Armys involvement in the Hurricane Rita humanitarian assistance operations are led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with the Department of Defense (DoD). (Duplicate image, see also DFSD0602390 or search 050928F1424R025)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Denise A. Rayder, USAF Release Status: Rel More