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Yukon - Is a major watercourse of northwestern North America. From its source in British Columbia, Canada, it flows through Canada's territory of Yukon. The
lower half of the river continues westwards through Alaska. The river is 1,980 mi) long and empties into the Bering Sea at the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta. (Wikipedia)
Photo - The Yukon River, as seen from the Midnight Dome in Dawson City, Yukon, Canada. Taken in August, 2012. ©User name - Iforgotmylegs
Map - Yukon River drainage basin - US Government map |
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USNS Yukon (T-AO-202), Christening principals |
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Christening launch of Yukon (T-AO-202), 6 February 1993, at Avondale Industries, Westwego, LA. |
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Yukon (T-AO-202) christening and launching, 6 February 1993, at Avondale Industries, Westwego, LA.
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USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) pierside at the Navy Pier in San Diego, CA. prior to the arrival of the Ex-Midway
which is now moored in this position. The Broadway Pier itself was reduced in scale, with much of the warehouse removed, but up until that time, the MSC
office was located at the bay tip of the pier, and frequently MSC ships would tie up on that side of the pier. That means that the Yukon was what is
called the duty oiler. The duty oiler services the fleet op areas off of San Diego, usually Monday through Friday…
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Photo - Dale C. Haskin
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USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) underway, date and location unknown.
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USS Sacramento (AOE-1) coming alongside USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) for an UNREP, circa 1993-96, location unknown. Note in the last photo of this series there is a CG-47 Class Cruiser on Yukon's starboard side. (It's either USS Princeton (CG-59) or USS Chancellorsville (CG-62).) |
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USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) underway in the Singapore Straits, September 1999. |
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USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) conducts a dual underway replenishment with the guided missile destroyer
USS Milius (DDG-69) and the guided missile cruiser
USS Cowpens (CG-63), 22 September 1998. All three ships were forward deployed to the Arabian Gulf in
support of Maritime Intercept Operations.
US Navy photo # 980922-N-4264N-019 by PH1 Dennis A. Narlock. |
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Damage to USNS Yukon (T-AO-202), after her collision with
USS Denver (LPD-9), 1 July 2000.
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USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) delivers fuel to USS Tarawa (LHA 1)
during an underway replenishment (UNREP), in the Arabian Gulf, 7 April 2003.
US Navy photo # 030407-N-2515C-005 by PH2 Larry S. Carlson. |
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USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) delivers fuel to USS Tarawa (LHA 1) during an underway replenishment (UNREP), in the Arabian Gulf, 7 April 2003.
US Navy photo # 030407-N-2515C-009 by PH2 Larry S. Carlson. |
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USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) steams alongside USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) during a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) evolution, in the Pacific Ocean, 16 October 2003.
US Navy photo # 031016-N-5821P-002 by PH3 Jason T. Poplin USN. |
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USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) cruises alongside USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) preparing for a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) evolution, in the Pacific Ocean, 18 October 2003.
US Navy photo # 031018-N-5821P-001 by PH3 Jason T. Poplin USN. |
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USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) comes alongside USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) to conduct a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) evolution, in the Pacific Ocean, 18 October 2003.
US Navy photo # 031103-N-5821P-001 by PH3 Jason T. Poplin USN. |
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USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) makes her approach to USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) to commence a replenishment at sea (RAS) evolution. to conduct a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) evolution, in the Pacific Ocean, 9 August 2004.
US Navy photo # 040809-N-5821P-062 by PH3 Jason T. Poplin USN. |
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USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) prepares for a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) in a turbulent western Pacific Ocean, 23 August 2004. Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group cut short its port visit in Guam to skirt
Super Typhoon Chaba, which formed west of the island. Currently under way in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR), Kitty Hawk demonstrates
power projection and sea control as the world's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, operating from Yokosuka, Japan.
>US Navy photo # 040823-N-0120R-051 Pacific Ocean (Aug. 23, 2004) by PH2 William H. Ramsey USN |
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USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) comes alongside USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) in the turbulent waters of the western Pacific Ocean to attempt a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) evolution, 23 August 2004.
US Navy photo # 040823-N-0120R-091 by PH2 William H. Ramsey USN. |
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USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) refuels Swift (HSV-2), 18 February 2005 in the Indian Ocean. This was Swifts first at-sea astern refueling evolution. Swift, and embarked Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Five (HC-5), Detachment 3, are operating off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, in support of Operation Unified Assistance, the humanitarian relief effort to aid the victims of the tsunami that struck Southeast Asia.
US Navy photo # 050218-N-4500P-001 by OSC Christopher Pierce. |
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USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) refuels the Republic of Korea destroyer ROKS Yang Man Choon (DDH 973) during an underway
replenishment as part of RIMPAC operations. Yukon refueled and transited in company with six ships from three different countries. The ships refueled by
Yukon were the Canadian ship HMCS Protecteur (AOR509), enroute to the Persian Gulf; the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) ships JDS Hamagiri, JDS Kirishima and JDS Murasame, enroute to San Diego where they remained for a few days before returning to Hawaii for RIMPAC; and the Korean ships ROKS Wonju and ROKS Yang Man Choon, which were
refueled by Yukon after a transit directly from Korea
Photo by Sgt. Choi Taick-Kyun. |
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USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) moored pierside at Naval Station San Diego, CA., June 2007 |
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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) during a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) to prepare for an upcoming deployment.
US Navy photo # 080326-N-3659B-004 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 26, 2008) by MC2 Joseph M. Buliavac. |
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The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) prepares to come along side USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) during an underway replenishment. Bonhomme Richard, is underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for a scheduled Pacific deployment later this year.
US Navy photo # 090730-N-5148B-008 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 30, 2009) by MC2 Sarah E. Bitter. |
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An AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM-166) flies over USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise with the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) (not shown). Rushmore is underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for a scheduled Pacific deployment later this year.
US Navy photo # 090730-N-5148B-099 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 30, 2009) by MC2 Sarah E. Bitter. |
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USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) completes a replenishment at sea with the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD-48). Ashland is part of the Nassau Amphibious Ready Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
US Navy photo # 100520-N-1082Z-050 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (May 20, 2010) by MC2 Jason R. Zalasky. |
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USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to support Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 exercises. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve multinational interoperability.
US Navy photo # 100705-N-6854D-117 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (July 5, 2010) by MC2 Jon Dasbach. |
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USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, date unknown.
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USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) underway with the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) during a vertical replenishment. Ronald Reagan is underway participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010, a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve multinational interoperability.
US Navy photo # 100715-N-7605J-002 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 16, 2010) by MCSN Benjamin C. Jernigan. |
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Sailors assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON-2), embarked aboard the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS-1) and the Australian navy guided-missile frigate
HMAS Newcastle (FFG-06), approach USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) during a joint maritime security exercise. Freedom is participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010, the world's largest international maritime exercise.
US Navy photo # 100728-N-7058E-575 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 28, 2010) by LT. Ed Early. |
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USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) comes alongside the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) at dawn to conduct a refueling at sea. Carl Vinson is on a three-week composite training unit exercise to be followed by a deployment to the western Pacific Ocean.
US Navy photo # 101201-N-7981E-050 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 8, 2010) by MC2 James R. Evans. |
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USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) leads the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Mineyuki (DD124) and the
training vessel JS Asagiri (TV-3516) during a joint forces passing exercise. The exercise included six ships from the U.S. and Japan and required the
ships to line up in diamond formation and perform various evasive maneuvers, flight operations and mock underway replenishments.
US Navy photo # 110626-N-PB383-178 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 26, 2011) by MC3 Dominique Pineiro. |
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USS New Orleans (LPD-18) conducts a replenishment at sea with
USNS Yukon (T-AO-202), 21 August 2011. New Orleans and embarked Marines from the 11th
Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are conducting pre-deployment work-ups as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group.
US Navy photo # 110626-N-PB383-178 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 26, 2011) by MC3 Dominique Pineiro. |
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The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6),
right, comes alongside USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) for a replenishment at sea. US Navy photo # 110906-N-ZC343-850 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 6, 2011) by MCC Joe Kane. |
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Members of the visit, board, search and seizure team assigned to the guided-missile cruiser
USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) board USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) from a rigid-hull
inflatable boat during a boarding exercise. Bunker Hill is conducting a three-week composite training unit exercise in preparation for a deployment to the
western Pacific Ocean.US Navy photo # 110920-N-BC134-048 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 20, 2011) by MCSN John Grandin. |
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USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) transfers fuel to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) during a replenishment at sea. Nimitz recently left Pearl Harbor after participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. US Navy photo # 120804-N-GA424-003 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 4, 2012) by MC2 Jacquelyn Childs. |
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USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD-4) off the coast of California. US Navy photo # 21203-N-GM561-005 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 3, 2012) by MCSA Veronica Mammina. |
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USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) in the Pacific Ocean.US Navy photo # 130711-N-TE278-063 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 11, 2013) by MC3 Paolo Bayas. |
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USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) transits alongside the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) during a replenishment-at-sea.
US Navy photo # 130918-N-TE278-043 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 18, 2013) PACIFIC OCEAN (July 11, 2013) by MC3 Paolo Bayas. |
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USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) transfers fuel to the Coast Guard Cutter
USCGC Waesche (WMSL-751) during
a replenishment-at-sea, date and location unknown.
US Coast Guard photo by PO Adam Eggers. |
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The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force training vessel
JDS Shimayuki(TV-3513) [page in Japanese], bottom, and
the aircraft carrier aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74)
receive fuel from USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) during a replenishment-at-sea, 17 June 2015. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
was undergoing fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications off the coast of Southern California.
US Navy photo # 150617-N-QI595-021 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 17, 2015) by MC2 Marco A. Villasana Jr. |
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Two MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters assigned to the Chargers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron
(HSC) 14 transport cargo from USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) to the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung Hoon (DDG-93) during a replenishment-at-sea.
The John C. Stennis Strike Group is undergoing a composite training unit exercise and joint task force exercise, the final step in certifying to deploy.
US Navy photo # 150807-N-CU914-073 PACIFIC OCEAN (AUG. 7, 2015) by MC3 Lenny LaCrosse. |
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USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) moored pierside at Naval Base Coronado CA., 10 October 2015. |
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USS America (LHA-6), USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) and the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
USS Howard (DDG-83) conduct a replenishment at sea while transiting the Pacific Ocean, 25 June
2016, to participate in Rim of the Pacific 2016.
US Navy photo # 160625-N-RC734-101 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 18, 2016) by MC1 Joseph M. Buliavac. |
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Sailors stand on the starboard bridge wing as the amphibious transport dock ship
USS San Diego (LPD-22) breaks away from USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) after completing a replenishment at sea while transiting the Pacific Ocean to
participate in Rim of the Pacific 2016.
US Navy photo # 160625-N-RC734-198 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 25, 2016) by MC1 Joseph M. Buliavac. |
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The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) conducts a
replenishment-at-sea with USNS Yukon (T-AO-202).
Carl Vinson is currently under way with embarked Carrier Air Wing 2 and
Destroyer Squadron 1 conducting the Tailored Ship's
Training Availability (TSTA) and Final Evaluation Problem in preparation for their upcoming deployment. During TSTA, Afloat Training Group Pacific evaluates training
drills and real-world scenarios, while placing an emphasis on damage control, flight deck operations and simulated combat.
US Navy photo # 160726-N-LQ653-125 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 26, 2016) by MC2 Patrick W. Menah, Jr. |
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USAV General Brehon B. Somervell (LSV-3),
RV Kilo Moana (T-AGOR-26) and USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) under repair at Mare
Island Dry Dock, 9 March 2017. |
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The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) receives fuel during an
underway replenishment-at-sea (UNREP) with USNS Yukon (T-AO-202), middle, while conducting a vertical replenishment-at-sea (VERTREP) with
USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE-7). Nimitz is under way conducting Composite
Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in preparation for an upcoming deployment. COMPTUEX tests a carrier strike group's mission-
readiness and ability to perform as an integrated unit through simulated real-world scenarios.
US Navy photo # 170324-N-DA275-041 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 24, 2017) by MC3 Samuel Bacon. |
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USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) conducts a replenishment at sea with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70).
The Carl Vinson Strike Group is currently operating in the Pacific as part of a regularly scheduled deployment.
US Navy photo # 180109-N-CG677-0016 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 9, 2018) by MC3 Jake Cannady. |
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USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) steams alongside Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) during a replenishment-at-sea. Carl Vinson Strike Group is currently
operating in the Pacific as part of a regularly scheduled deployment.
US Navy photo # 180119-N-CG677-0100 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 19, 2018) by MC3 Jake Cannady. |
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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG-91)
, left, pulls alongside USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) during a replenishment-at-sea with the amphibious assault ship
USS Boxer (LHD-4). Boxer is under way conducting routine operations in the
3rd Fleet area of operation.
US Navy photo # 181004-N-PX867-175 EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 4, 2018) by MC3 Justin Whitley. |
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USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) steams alongside the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship
USS Somerset (LPD-25) while under way in the Pacific Ocean, 20 December 2018.
Somerset is underway as a part of Littoral Combat Group One.
US Navy photo # 181220-N-NB544-1044 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 20, 2018) by MC2 Kyle Carlstrom. |
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The amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49)
pulls alongside USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) as she conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship
USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26). John P. Murtha and Harpers Ferry are
underway conducting routine operations as a part of USS Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
US Navy photo # 190124-N-NB544-1160 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 24, 2019) by MC2 Kyle Carlstrom. |
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USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) conducts a consolidationed loading with
MT Empire State (AOT-5193) in the Pacific Ocean, 28 October 2019.
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