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USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10)
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USS Bridge (AOE-10) (1998 - 2004)

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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon
Bottom Row - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal


Supply Class Fast Combat Support Ship:
  • Laid down, 2 August 1993, at National Steel and Shipbuilding, Co., San Diego, CA.
  • Launched, 24 August 1996
  • Commissioned USS Bridge (AOE-10), 5 August 1998
  • Decommissioned, 24 June 2004, at Naval Base Bremerton, WA. and placed in service as USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) the same date
  • USNS Bridge is assigned to MSC Pacific
  • Scheduled deactivation, 30 September 2014 and will be turned over to MARAD
    Specifications:
    Displacement 48,800 t.(fl)
    Length 754'
    Beam 107'
    Draft 40'
    Speed 25 kts.
    Complement
    (USS) 40 Officers, 35 Chief Petty Officers, 591 Enlisted
    (USNS) 160 Civilian mariners, 28 Naval personal, augmented by 30+ Naval personal for the helo detachment
    Cargo Capacity 19,700 t.
    Diesel Fuel Marine (DFM) 1,965,600 gallons
    JP-5 Fuel 2,620,800 gallons
    Lube Oil 500 55 gallon drums
    Bottled Gas 800 bottles
    Ordnance Stowage 1,800 long tons
    Chill and Freeze Stowage 400 long tons
    Water 20,000 Gallons (Emergency Transfer)
    Underway Replenishment Systems
    One Receive-Only Sliding Padeye
    Four 10 Ton Cargo Booms
    Three Double-Probe Stream Fueling Stations
    Two Single-Probe Stream Fueling Stations
    Aircraft
    Three CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters
    Command and Control Communications
    AN/SPS-67 Surface Search Radar
    AN/SPS-64(V)9 Navigation Radar
    MK 23 Target Acquisition System
    WRN-6 NAVSTAR GPS Satellite Navigation Receiver
    OMEGA Navigation Receiver
    MK 22 AIMS IFF, Full Communications Suite
    Armament
    One NATO Sea Sparrow Missile System (NSSMS)
    Two Close-In-Weapons System (CIWS)
    Two 25MM Machine Guns
    Four .50-Caliber Machine Guns
    One AN/SLQ-32(V)3 Electronic Warfare System
    Four Decoy Launchers
    One NIXIE (Torpedo Decoy System)
    Propulsion
    Four LM-2500 Gas Turbine Engines (100,000 shp)
    Two Reversing Reduction Gears (RRGs)
    Four Reversing Converter Couplings (RRCs)
    Two Shafts with 23-Foot Fixed-Pitch Propellers

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    Namesake

    Horatio Bridge (1806-98) was born Augusta, Maine, and graduated from Bowdoin College in 1826. He was admitted to the bar in 1828 and practiced law until 1838 when he entered the Navy as a Purser. In 1854 he was named Chief of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing. He was the first in the Navy to employ the idea of comprehensive fleet supply which was carried out with conspicuous success during the Civil War. He retired 8 April 1868 and was advanced to Pay Director with the relative rank of Commodore on the Retired List 3 March 1871. He died in 1898 at Athens, Pa. (Text from DANFS)
    Stephen P. Carlson, Preservation Specialist, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard
    Bridge 374k USS Bridge (AOE-10) under way, date and location unknown. Vern Bouwman
    Bridge 170k USS Bridge (AOE-10) passing under the Golden Gate Bridge as she enters San Francisco, Bay, circa 1998.
    US Navy photo
    Tommy Trampp
    Bridge 129k USS Bridge (AOE-10) under way, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo
    USS Bridge (AOE-10) web site
    Bridge 59 USS Bridge (AOE-10) replenishes combat ships in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2001.
    US Navy photo from "Battle at Sea: 3,000 years of Naval Warfare," by R.G. Grant.
    Robert Hurst

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    1.03M USS Nimitz (CVN-68), USS Princeton (CG-59), and USS Bridge(AOE-10) conduct an underway replenishment (UNREP) during continuing missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraqs weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein
    US Navy photo # 030415-N-1974E-001 PERSIAN GULF (April 15, 2003) by PH3 Kristi Earl
    US Navy
    Bridge 69k USS Bridge (AOE-10) moored pierside at Southwest Marine Inc., Shipyard, San Diego, CA., 2004 Photo by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    Bridge 72k USS Bridge (AOE-10) moored pierside, at Southwest Marine Inc., Shipyard, San Diego, CA., 2004 Photo by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    Bridge 48k USS Bridge (AOE-10) standing out of San Diego, 2004 Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    Bridge 58k USS Bridge (AOE-10) under way, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo.
    Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    Bridge 96k USS Bridge (AOE-10) conducting an underway replenishment (UNREP) with the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and the guided missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG-59) while deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, 10 April 2003.
    US Navy photo # (030410-N-1974E-003) by PH3 Kristi Earl
    US Navy
    Bridge 90k USS Bridge (AOE-10) is decked out with bunting and signal flags for her transfer from the US Navy's combatant Fleet to Military Sealift Command's combat logistics fleet 24 June 2004 at the Naval Base in Bremerton, WA.
    US Navy photo
    MSC web site
    USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10)
    Bridge 1017k USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) moves into formation during a photo exercise showcasing the entire John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCSSG) off the coast of Guam. JCSSG is conducting flight and Integrated Strike Group operations off the coast of Guam after entering the 7th Fleet area of responsibility Jan. 31. U.S.
    US Navy photo # 070206-N-0684R-098 Pacific Ocean (Feb. 6, 2007) by MCS3 Ron Reeves.
    Robert Hurst
    160k USS Nimitz (CVN-68) sails along side USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) after a replenishment at sea (RAS), 11 February 2006. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was preparing for a major propulsion plant examination off the coast of southern California.
    US Navy photo # (060211-N-0413R-230) by PH3 Shannon E. Renfroe.
    Robert Hurst
    Bridge 97k An HH-60H Seahawk from the "Eightballers" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Eight (HSC-8) (formerly HS-8) approaches USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) while in the Arabian Sea, 3 June 2007, during a vertical replenishment with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74). The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, is currently conducting operations in support of the global war on terrorism and participating in Expeditionary Strike Force Exercise consisting of three Strike Groups; the John C. Stennis Strike Group, Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, and the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group.
    US Navy photo # 070603-N-3038W-014 ARABIAN SEA (June 3, 2007) by MCSN John Wagner.
    Douglas Brown
    Bridge 77k USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) pulls alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) during an underway replenishment, 26 April 2007, in the Persian Gulf. Eisenhower and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW-7) are on deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations (MSO). MSO help set the conditions for security and stability in the maritime environment, as well as complement the counter-terrorism and security efforts of regional nations.US Navy photo # 070426-N-6854D-001 PERSIAN GULF (April 26, 2007) by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Jon Dasbach. Douglas Brown
    Preble 1155k The guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG-88) steams alongside USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) during a replenishment-at-sea (RAS). Preble is part of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group. The John C. Stennis, Kitty Hawk and Nimitz Carrier Strike Groups are participating in Valiant Shield 2007, the largest joint exercise in recent history. Held in the Guam operating area, the exercise includes 30 ships, more than 280 aircraft and more than 20,000 service members from the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.
    US Navy photo # 070811-N-0684R-047 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 11, 2007) by MC2 Ron Reeves.
    Robert M. Cieri
    Bridge 1661k USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) conducting an underway replenishment at sea with the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), 14 June 2008. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the 7th Fleet area of responsibility operating in the western Pacific and Indian oceans.
    US Navy photo # 080614-N-1635S-005 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 14, 2008) by MC3 Joshua Scott.
    Robert M. Cieri
    Bridge 1273k Fuel lines connect USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) to the guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG-83) and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), (her flight deck is visible on the right), during a replenishment at sea (RAS), 8 August 2008. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on a routine deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility operating in the western Pacific and Indian oceans.
    US Navy photo # 080808-N-4995K-003 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 08, 2008) by MC3 Chelsea Kennedy.
    Robert M. Cieri and Lee Wahler
    Bridge 2364k Two SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters move pallets of supplies between USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) and the Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) during a replenishment at sea. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the US 7th Fleet area of responsibility, operating in the western Pacific and Indian oceans.
    US Navy photo # 080815-N-5961C-004 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 15, 2008) by MCC Spike Call.
    Lee Wahler
    Bridge 1211k The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) steams through the North Arabian Sea alongside USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) during a replenishment at sea. Chancellorsville is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility and is focused on reassuring regional partners of the United States' commitment to security, which promotes stability and global prosperity.
    US Navy photo # 080911-N-3659B-165 NORTH ARABIAN SEA (Sept. 11, 2008) by MC2 Joseph M. Buliavac.
    Douglas Brown
    Bridge 1131k An MH-60S Sea Hawk from the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC-8) transfers cargo to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) during a replenishment at sea with USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10). John C. Stennis and Carrier Air Wing (CVW-9) are participating in Northern Edge 2009, a joint exercise focusing on detecting and tracking units at sea, in the air and on land.
    US Navy photo # 090616-N-6538W-268 GULF OF ALASKA (June 16, 2009) by MC3 Walter M. Wayman.
    Lee Wahler
    Bridge 685k USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) maneuvers away from the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) after completing a replenishment at sea. Nimitz and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW-11) are underway on a scheduled deployment.
    US Navy photo # 090815-N-3038W-372 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 15, 2009) by MC3 John Philip Wagner Jr.
    Lee Wahler
    Bridge 1314k USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) conducts an underway replenishment with the guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG-63) in the Pacific Ocean, 29 August 2009.
    US Navy photo # 090829-N-9123L-003 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 29, 2009) by MC2 Byron C. Linder.
    Lee Wahler
    Bridge 930k USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) conducts an underway replenishment at sea with the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) (not shown) and the guided missile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG-69). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on a routine deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility
    US Navy photo # 091001-N-3038W-310 INDIAN OCEAN (Oct. 1, 2009) by MC3 John Philip Wagner Jr.
    Lee Wahler
    Bridge 1012k USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) under way alongside the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) during a replenishment at sea. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on a routine deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 091001-N-3038W-293 INDIAN OCEAN (Oct. 1, 2009) by MC3 John Philip Wagner Jr.
    Lee Wahler
    Bridge 758k An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Wildcards of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC-23), delivers pallets to USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) during a replenishment at sea with the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on a routine deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 091217-N-8421M-006 NORTH ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 17, 2009) by MC1 David Mercil
    Lee Wahler
    Bridge 844k USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) pulls alongside the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) for a replenishment at sea. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is conducting operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 100206-N-3038W-208 ANDAMAN SEA (Feb. 6, 2010) by MC2 John Philip Wagner Jr.
    Lee Wahler
    Bridge 1632k USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after participating in 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 # 100729-N-0641S-077 PEARL HARBOR (July 29, 2010) by MC1 Jason Swink.
    Lee Wahler
    Bridge 1664k USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) under way, date and location unknown
    US Navy (MSC) photo
    Robert Hurst
    CVN-76 Ronald Reagan 80k USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) takes on fuel from USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) during a replenishment at sea in the Persian Gulf, 19 May 2011. USS Ronald Reagan and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14 were deployed to the US 5th Fleet Area Of Responsibility and would be conducting close-air support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.
    US Navy photo # 110519-N-1245E-030 PERSIAN GULF (May 19, 3011) by Naval Air Crewman 3rd Class Seth Eslin
    Robert M. Cieri
    Bridge 740k Fuel and supplies are transferred from USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) to the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) during a replenishment at sea. Ronald Reagan is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility and will be conducting close-air support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.
    US Navy photo # 110519-N-SG869-704 ARABIAN GULF (May 19, 2011) by MC2 Josh Cassatt.
    Lee Wahler
    Bridge 704k USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) breaks away from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) after completing a replenishment at sea. Ronald Reagan and Carrier Air Wing (CVW-14) are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility and will be conducting close-air support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.
    US Navy photo # 110519-N-6831B-579 ARABIAN GULF (May 19, 2011) by MCSN Timothy Black.
    Lee Wahler
    Bridge 791k USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) executes a simulated emergency breakaway from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) after a replenishment at sea. Ronald Reagan is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility and will be conducting close-air support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.
    US Navy photo # 110519-N-SG869-763 ARABIAN GULF (May 19, 2011) by MC2 Josh Cassatt.
    Lee Wahler
    Bridge 599k USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) transits alongside the amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD-45) during an underway replenishment. Comstock is underway supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 110517-N-RC734-167 ARABIAN GULF (May 17, 2011) by MC2 Joseph M. Buliavac.
    Lee Wahler
    Bridge 650k QMSN Charles Permint logs the course and speed of the guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG-84) as she approaches USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) for a replenishment at sea. Bulkeley is on deployment conducting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 110601-N-NR955-027 ARABIAN GULF (June 1, 2011) by MC3 Lauren G. Randall.
    Lee Wahler
    Bridge 683k USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) under way in the Arabian Sea.
    US Navy photo # 110623-N-EE987-732 ARABIAN SEA (June 23, 2011) by MC3 Shawn J. Stewart.
    Lee Wahler
    Bridge 792k An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Wild Cards of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC-23) transfers cargo from USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) during a replenishment at sea with the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), not pictured.
    US Navy photo # 110623-N-IC111-103 ARABIAN SEA (June 23, 2011) by MC2 Kevin B. Gray.
    Lee Wahler
    Bridge 605k QM3 Logan Roubo signals USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) during a replenishment at sea with the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76). Ronald Reagan and Carrier Air Wing (CVW-14) are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting close-air support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.
    US Navy photo # 110623-N-IC111-172 ARABIAN SEA (June 23, 2011) by MC2 Kevin B. Gray.
    Lee Wahler
    Bridge
    110714-N-SB672-302
    1672k An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Wild Cards of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC-23) lifts pallets of supplies from USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) during a replenishment at sea.
    US Navy photo # 110714-N-SB672-302 ARABIAN SEA (July 14, 2011) and 110714-N-SB672-237 ARABIAN SEA (July 14, 2011) by MC3 Dylan McCord.
    Lee Wahler
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    110714-N-SB672-237
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    Bridge 1011k The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) approaches USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) during a replenishment at sea. Ronald Reagan is conducting operations supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 110722-N-KF029-013 GULF OF ADEN (July 22, 2011) by MC3 Anthony W. Johnson.
    Lee Wahler
    Bridge 1519k USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) prepares to conduct a replenishment at sea with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), left, and the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG-52). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW-17) are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 120306-N-DR144-387 ARABIAN GULF (March 6, 2012) by MC2 James R. Evans.
    Lee Wahler
    Bridge 180k USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) connects with the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD-47) and the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA-5) during a replenishment at sea. Peleliu is the flagship for the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group as is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise in the Pacific Ocean with Rushmore and the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD-20).
    US Navy photo # 120802-N-LQ926-030 PACIFIC OCEAN (August 2, 2012) by MCSN Alex Van't Leven.
    Lee Wahler
    Bridge 255k USS Peleliu (LHA-5) receives fuel from USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) during a replenishment at sea. Peleliu is the flagship for the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group and is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) in the Pacific Ocean with the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD-47) and amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD-20).
    US Navy photo # 120802-N-YQ852-049 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 2, 2012) by MC3 Shawnte Bryan.
    Lee Wahler
    Bridge 358k Seaman Joseph Brown, stands watch as phone talker in the hanger bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) during an underway replenishment with USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10). John C. Stennis is returning to the U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet areas of responsibility four months ahead of schedule to maintain combatant commander requirements and Navy assets in the region.
    US Navy photo # 120908-N-HV737-244 PACIFIC OCEAN (September 8, 2012) by MC2 Charlotte C. Oliver.
    Lee Wahler
    Bridge
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    102k An MH-60S SeaHawk helicopter from the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 embarked in the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) conducts a vertical replenishment with USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10), 12 October 2012.
    U.S. Navy photo # 121012-N-HV737-047 by MC2 Charlotte C. Oliver.
    Robert Hurst
    Bridge 877k USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) prepares to come alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) while deployed to the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security corporation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.
    US Navy photo # 121101-N-HV737-046 ARABIAN SEA (Nov. 1, 2012) by MC2 Charlotte C. Oliver.
    Lee Wahler
    Bridge 739k An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 performs a vertical replenishment with USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) and the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD-20). Green Bay is part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) 15, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 130115-N-BB534-739 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Jan. 15, 2013) by MC1 Elizabeth Merriam.
    Lee Wahler
    Bridge 130k The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) and USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) steam alongside the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) during a replenishment-at-sea. John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.
    US Navy photo # 130129-N-OY799-301 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Jan. 29, 2013) by MC2 Kenneth Abbate.
    Lee Wahler
    Bridge 312k An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 transports cargo between USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) and the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) during a vertical replenishment-at-sea. Dwight D. Eisenhower is deployed to the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility promoting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.
    US Navy photo # 130323-N-GC639-125 ARABIAN SEA (March 23, 2013) by MC2 Ryan D. McLearnon.
    Lee Wahler
    Bridge
    130323-N-GC639-165
    248k The German navy frigate FGS Hamburg (F220) receives fuel from USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) while the guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG-66) is astern of Hamburg during a replenishment-at-sea. Hamburg is deployed to the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility promoting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts.
    US Navy photos # 130323-N-GC639-165 ARABIAN SEA (March 23, 2013) and 130323-N-GC639-175 ARABIAN SEA (March 23, 2013) by MC2 Ryan D. McLearnon.
    Lee Wahler and Ron Reeves
    Bridge
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    USS Bridge (AOE-10) Memorabilia
    Camden
    Commissioning Ceremony invitation, 5 Aug, 1998r
    Contributed by
    Tom Armstrong
    Camden
    Decommissioning, Retirement and Transfer Ceremony invitation, 5 August 1998
    Contributed by
    Tom Armstrong
    Camden
    Decommissioning, Retirement and Transfer Ceremony invitation, 24 June 2004
    Contributed by
    Tom Armstrong
    Camden
    Decommissioning, Retirement and Transfer Ceremony program cover, 24 June 2004
    Contributed by
    Tom Armstrong

    USS Bridge (AOE-10) / USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10)
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
    USS Bridge (AOE-10) Commanding Officers
    01CAPT. Williams, Robbie Lyn5 August 1999 - 7 March 2000
    02CAPT. Wren, Richard Burton (Rick), USN :RADM7 March 2000 - 22 June 2001
    03CAPT. Pottenger, Carol M. :VADM USNR22 June 2001 - 18 September 2002
    04CAPT. Stockton, Richard V. (Dick)18 September 2002 - 24 June 2004
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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