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USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10)
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139k | USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10) - Dr. Charles Drew, an African-American physician who pioneered blood storage in the blood transfusion research field. |
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96k | USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10) National Steel and Shipbuilding Company cachet. | Ron Reeves | |
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312k | USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10) on the builders ways at General Dynamics NASSCO, date unknown. General Dynamics NASSCO photo. |
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1270k | USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10) outbound to sea to undergo sea trials, June 18, 2010 off the coast of San Diego. MSC accepted Drew - the 10th ship in the Navy's newest class of logistics ships - from its builder General Dynamics NASSCO, 14 July 2010. General Dynamics NASSCO photo. |
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254k | USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10) docked at NAS North Island, 1 March
2011. Photo by Compulov (real name unknown) from the deck of the MV Lord Hornblower. |
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1478k | USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10) returns to Naval Base San Diego. US Navy photo # 110307-N-ZC343-318 SAN DIEGO (March 7, 2011) by MCC Joe Kane. |
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136k | An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC-120 makes an approach to USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10) during a vertical replenishment with the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). US Navy photo # 111001-N-TU221-037 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 1, 2011) by MC3 Travis K. Mendoza. |
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535k | The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG-92) is alongside USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10) during a refueling at sea. US Navy photo # 120119-N-OY799-229 ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 19, 2012) by MC3 Kenneth Abbate. |
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167k | An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC-12) transports supplies from USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10) to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), not pictured, during a replenishment at sea. Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. US Navy photo # 120412-N-JY929-007 ARABIAN SEA (April 12, 2012) by MC3 Wade T. Oberlin. |
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1054k | An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC-12) transports cargo from USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10) to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), not pictured, during a replenishment at sea. Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. US Navy photo # 120508-N-JN664-033 ARABIAN GULF (May 8, 2012) by MCSA Karolina A. Martinez. |
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880k | The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG-104), bottom, USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10) and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG-71) conduct a replenishment at sea. Sterett and Cape St. George are deployed as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. US Navy photo # 120524-N-XO959-121 ARABIAN SEA (May 24, 2012) by MC3 Amanda L. Kilpatrick. |
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354k | USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10) transits alongside the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) during a replenishment-at-sea. George Washington and her embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5), provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. US Navy photo # 131124-N-IP531-106 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 23, 2013) by MCSN Chris Cavagnaro. |
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146k | An AS332 Super Puma delivers cargo to the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD-8) while transiting alongside USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10) during an underway replenishment. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, along with the embarked
11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU), 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 # 150106-N-WY954-312 ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 6, 2015) by MC3 Robin W. Peak. |
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230k | USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the aircraft carrier
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), not pictured. US Navy photo # 150211-N-HD510-024 ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 11, 2015) by MC2 Scott Fenaroli. |
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922k | USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10) conducts a vertical replenishment-at-sea with the amphibious transport dock ship
USS New York (LPD-21), not pictured. New York is part of the
Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU),
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 # 150406-N-XG464-232 GULF OF ADEN (April 6, 2015) by MC3 Johnathan B. Trejo. |
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35k | The guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG-59)
conducts a replenishment at sea with USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10).
US Navy photo # 160310-N-EF447-142 SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 10, 2016) by MCC Ja'lon A. Rhinehart. |
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313k | The guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) prepares to come alongside USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10)
to conduct a replenishment-at-sea. Providing a ready force supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, Mobile Bay is operating as part of
the John C. Stennis Strike Group and Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled 7th Fleet deployment.
US Navy photo # 160429-N-EH218-127 SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 29, 2016) by MC2 Ryan J. Batchelder. |
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165k | An MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to the "Island Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron
(HSC) 25, transfers stores to the flight deck of the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier,
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), during a vertical replenishment-at-sea with USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10), 8 September 2016. The non-combatant,
civilian-crewed ship operated by MSC is part of the supply lines to Navy ships at sea, which strategically provide fuel, food, ordnance, spare parts, mail and other
supplies around the world. Ronald Reagan, the Carrier Strike Group Five (CSG 5) flagship, was on patrol in the Philippine Sea supporting security and
stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. |
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211k | USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10) launches a BQM-74E target drone during Valiant Shield (VS16). VS16 is a biennial, U.S.-only,
field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integration of joint training among U.S. forces.
US Navy photo MSC ID # 160918-N-WF272-016 PHILIPPINE SEA (18 September 3016) by MC2 Diana Quinlan. |
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298k | USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10) launches a BQM-74E target drone as part of a surface-to-air-missile exercise (SAMEX) during
Valiant Shield 2016, in the Philippine Sea, 19 September 2016.
US Navy photo MSC ID # 160919-N-XQ474-083 PHILIPPINE SEA (19 September 3016) by MC2 Andrew Schneider. |
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252k | Two sailors attach cargo pendants to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Island Knights of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron
(HSC)-25 on the flight deck of the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), during a vertical
replenishment-at-sea with USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10).
US Navy photo MSC ID # 160923-N-OI810-367 PHILIPPINE SEA (26 September 3016) by MC3 Nathan Burke. |
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163k | USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10) steams alongside the aircraft carrier
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) to during a vertical underway replenishment-at-sea as ABE3 Dan Triplett monitors a catapult on the flight deck. The Carl Vinson
Carrier Strike Group is on a western Pacific deployment as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet.
US Navy photo # 170203-N-BL637-084 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 3, 2017) by MC2 Sean M. Castellano. |
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170203-N-BL637-084 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 3, 2017) |
242k | USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10) participates in a replenishment-at-sea with the Black Knights of
Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 and the aircraft carrier
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70). The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a western Pacific
deployment as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet. U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups
have patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific regularly and routinely for more than 70 years..
US Navy photo # 170203-N-BL637-084 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 3, 2017) by MC3 Matt Brown and 170203-N-BL637-068 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 3, 2017):by MC2 Sean M. Castellano. |
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170203-N-BL637-068 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 3, 2017) |
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226k | USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10) steams alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) in preparation
for a replenishment-at-sea, 3 November 2018. John C. Stennis is under way conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations
US Navy photo # 181103-N-HS117-0155 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 3, 2018) by MCSN Jeffery L. Southerland. |
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258k | GMSN Cody Patterson fires a shot line from the guided-missile destroyer
USS Halsey (DDG-97) as USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10) draws alongside Halsey to conduct an underway replenishment at sea. Halsey is underway conducting training operations.
US Navy photo # 191104-N-LI768-1196 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 4, 2019) by MC2 Devin M. Langer. |
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161k | The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser
USS Princeton (CG-59) steams alongside USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10) during a replenishment-at-sea. Princeton is part of the
Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and is deployed conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts.
US Navy photo # 200609-N-NC885-1174 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 9, 2020) by MCSA Drace Wilson. |
Lee Wahler | |
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224k | USS Comstock (LSD-45), right, and USNS Charles Drew
(T-AKE-10) steam in formation in support of Valiant Shield 2020. Valiant Shield is a U.S. only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) with
a focus on integration of joint training in a blue-water environment among U.S. forces. This training enables real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through
detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas.
200925-N-DL524-1030 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 25, 2020) by MC3 Erica Bechard |
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