05/31/2013: T-AKE Supporting the USS Jason Dunham at Sea
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Credit:Navy Public Affairs Support Element East:3/8/13
- In the first three photos, sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) conduct a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3). Jason Dunham is deployed with the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.
- In the fourth and fifth photos, the Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) awaits the approach of the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) prior to a replenishment-at-sea.
- In the sixth photo, Chief Boatswain’s Mate Aaron Stewart stands by on the forecastle of the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) as the ship approaches the Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) for a replenishment-at-sea.
- In the final photo, Quartermaster 2nd Class Johnathan Restrepo uses a laser range finder to measure the range from the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) to the Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) prior to a replenishment-at-sea.