09/01/2015: USS Antietam Operations TIMOR SEA (July 11, 2015) [maxgallery id="79224"] Credit:Commander, Task Force 70 / Carrier Strike Group : 7/11/15 Sailors aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) heave on a line during a fueling-at-sea with the Royal Australian navy Afloat Support Force ship HMAS Sirius (O…
11/26/2012: The Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6) transits the Philippine Sea prior to pulling alongside the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) to conduct a replenishment at sea. Bonhomme Richard, commanded by Capt. Daniel Dusek, is the lead ship…
We have recently posted interviews with the Captain of the USNS Robert E. Peary and discussed the evolving role of supply ships in the global operations of the USN-USMC team. https://www.sldinfo.com/tak-ing-the-supply-ship-to-a-whole-other-level/ https://www.sldinfo.com/re-thinking-the-role-of-supply-ships-in-maneuver-warfare-from-the-sea/ The Challenge of Vertical Replenishment at Sea from SldInfo.com on Vimeo. We underscored the complex ballet of doing…
03/29/2012: This slideshow features various photos of the EurocopterPuma working in support of the USN-USMC team worldwide. [slidepress gallery='pumas-in-support-of-the-us-fleet-global-operations'] Credit: USN Visual Service In the first photo, an SA-330 Puma helicopter picks up pallets from the Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Lewis and Clark during a vertical replenishment…
