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USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Romeo - Alpha - Papa
NRAP
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Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2) - National Defense Service Medal - Humanitarian Service Medal


Henry J. Kaiser Class Fleet Oiler:
  • Laid down, 29 March 1992, at Avondale Industries, Westwego, LA.
  • Launched, 14 January 1995
  • Delivered to the Navy and placed in service with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204), 7 November 1995
  • USNS Rappahannock, a double hulled tanker, is part of the MSC Naval Auxiliary Force, MSC Far East
    Specifications:
    Displacement 9,500 t.(lt) 42,382 t.(fl)
    Length 677'
    Beam 97' 5"
    Draft 35' (max.)
    Cargo Capacity 178,000-bbls
    Speed 20 kts.
    Complement Civilians, 18 Officers, 64 Merchant Seamen, Navy, 1 Officer, 20 Enlisted
    Armament none
    Aircraft helicopter platform only
    Propulsion two medium speed Colt-Pielstick PC4-2/2 10V-570 diesel engines, twin shafts, 16,000 hp per shaft

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    Namesake
    Rappahannock - Rappahannock River is a river in eastern Virginia, in the United States, approximately 195 miles in length.[3] It traverses the entire northern part of the state, from the Blue Ridge Mountains in the west where it rises, across the Piedmont to the Fall Line, and onward through the coastal plain to flow into the Chesapeake Bay, south of the Potomac River. (Wikipedia)
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    Rappahannock 256k Rappahannock (T-AO-204) Christening and launching, 14 January 1995, Avondale Industries, Westwego, LA.
    Avondale Industries photo
    Dale Hargrave
    Rappahannock 107k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) passing through the Panama Canal, date unknown.
    US Navy photo
    MSC web site
    Rappahannock 95k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) refueling USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54), date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo
    Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret
    Rappahannock 41k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) refueling USCGC Chase (WHEC 718) and USCGC Rush (WHEC 723), date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo
    Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret
    Rappahannock 88k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) in the western Pacific, refueling USS O'Brien (DD-975) and USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), date unknown.
    US Navy photo by Erich Ryland PH2 USN
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    CV-63 Kitty Hawk 63k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) conducts a Replenishment at Sea (RAS) with USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), 13 March 2001 in the Pacific Ocean.
    US Navy photo # 010313-N-0271-013 by PHAN Lee McCaskill .

    Alex Tatchin
    CV-63 Kitty Hawk 104k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) steams along side USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) during a replenishment at sea (RAS), 15 May 2002.
    US Navy photo # 020515-N-0271M-022 by Lee McCaskill PH3 USN
    US Navy Newsstand
    Rappahannock 54k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) in the Persian Gulf, 14 March 2006 as USS Dextrous (MCM-13) prepares to come alongside for refueling.
    US Navy photo.
    DC1(SW/SS) David Johnston, USNR, MCM Crew Implicit
    Essex 379k The dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD-46) approaches USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204), already alongside USS Essex (LHD-2) for a refueling-at-sea, preparing for Cobra Gold 2009. Cobra Gold is an annual Kingdom of Thailand and U.S. co-sponsored military exercise designed to train U.S. and partner Asian-pacific forces. The exercise will include humanitarian projects with participants from Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand and the United States.
    US Navy photo # 090206-N-5253W-020 GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 6, 2009) by MC2 Gabriel S. Weber.
    Robert M. Cieri
    Essex 289k The dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD-46), left, and USS Essex (LHD-2), right, steam alongside USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204), with the guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG-63) and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) close behind, during an refueling at sea, preparing for Cobra Gold 2009. Cobra Gold is an annual Kingdom of Thailand and U.S. co-sponsored military exercise designed to train U.S. and partner Asian-pacific forces. The exercise will include humanitarian projects with participants from Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand and the United States.
    US Navy photo # 090206-N-5253W-085 GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 6, 2009) by MC2 Gabriel S. Weber.
    Robert M. Cieri and Lee Wahler
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    282k The dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD-46), left, and the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD-2), right, receive fuel from USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) during a refueling at sea preparing for Cobra Gold 2009. Cobra Gold is an annual Kingdom of Thailand and U.S. co-sponsored military exercise designed to train U.S. and partner Asian-pacific forces. The exercise will include humanitarian projects with participants from Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand and the United States.
    US Navy photos;
    # 090206-N-5253W-127 GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 6, 2009)
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    # 090206-N-5253W-176 GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 6, 2009) by MC2 Gabriel S. Weber.
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    Rappahannock 148k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) conducts an underway replenishment with the guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG-90) during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2009. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance the operational readiness of the participating forces. South China Sea, 2 August 2009
    US Navy photo # 090802-N-5207L-230, Pacific Ocean (2 August 2009) by MC1 Bill Larned.
    Robert Hurst
    Rappahannock 515k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) transits alongside the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) after a replenishment at sea. George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, is underway supporting security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean.
    US Navy photo # 091018-N-1644H-006 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct.18, 2009) by MC1 John M. Hageman.
    Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 846k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) steams alongside the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73). George Washington during a replenishment at sea. George Washington is the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier is underway supporting security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean.
    US Navy photo # 091105-N-1644H-055 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 5, 2009) by MC1 John M. Hageman.
    Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 971k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) falls back after conducting 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 US 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 100408-N-1082Z-037 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (April 8, 2010) by MC2 Jason R. Zalasky.
    Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 1216k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204), right, conducts a refueling and vertical replenishment at sea with the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD-4). Boxer is the flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group underway with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) on a deployment to the western Pacific Ocean.
    US Navy photo # 110317-N-GW695-019 SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 17, 2011) by MC3 Stephen M. Votaw.
    Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 895k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) transits alongside the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) before a replenishment at sea. George Washington is underway in the US 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 110708-N-AW206-005 INDIAN OCEAN (July 8, 2011) by MC3 Jacob D. Moore.
    Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 1234k Sailor aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) observe as the USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) approaches for a replenishment at sea. George Washington departed its forward-operating base of Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, 12 June 2011.
    US Navy photo # 110708-N-IN180-070 INDIAN OCEAN (July 8, 2011) by MCSN William Gatlin.
    Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 580k An SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Black Knights of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS-4) transfers pallets of supplies from USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) during a vertical replenishment at sea with the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76). Ronald Reagan is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 110810-N-EE987-003 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 10, 2011) by MC3 Shawn J. Stewart.
    Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 1997k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) under way alongside the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) before conducting a replenishment at sea. George Washington received more than a million gallons of fuel from Rappahannock. George Washington is the Navy's only full-time forward-deployed aircraft carrier and is on a scheduled patrol.
    US Navy photo # 111004-N-DP652-063 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 4, 2011) by MCSN Erin Devenberg.
    Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 1796k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) conducts a dual replenishment at sea with the guided-missile destroyers USS Kidd (DDG-100) and USS Mustin (DDG-89). Kidd and Mustin, currently traveling with the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73), conducted a RAS to stock up on fuel and supplies. George Washington departed her forward-operating port of Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 19 to continue her 2011 patrol.
    US Navy photo # 111008-N-JO245-078 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 8, 2011) by MCSN Justin E. Yarborough.
    Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 828k The guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG-89) receives fuel from USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) during a refueling at sea. Mustin is one of seven Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON-15) and is on patrol in the western Pacific.
    US Navy photo # 111008-N-EA192-041 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 8, 2011) by MC3 Mikey Mulcare.
    Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 458k CDR. Matthew M. McGonigle, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG-91), waves to Sailors aboard USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) as Pinckney approaches for a replenishment at sea. Pinckney is in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 111013-N-ED900-042 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 13, 2011) by MC2 Eddie Harrison.
    Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 335k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) maintains station as the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19), not shown, approaches for a replenishment at sea.
    US Navy photo # 120321-N-HH904-194 SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 21, 2012) by MC3 Cale Hatch.
    Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 590k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) under way alongside the amphibious dock-landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD-44), not shown, before a replenishment at sea. Gunston Hall is part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group with the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) and is deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 120714-N-XO436-014 ARABIAN SEA (July 14, 2012) by MC3 Jonathan Sunderman.
    Lee Wahler
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    317k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) comes alongside and extends refueling lines to the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) during a replenishment-at-sea. Bonhomme Richard is the flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), is conducting joint force operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
    US Navy photo #'s 140307-N-NT265-173 EAST CHINA SEA (March 7, 2014) and 140307-N-NT265-753 EAST CHINA SEA (March 7, 2014) by MC3 Christian Seny.
    Robert M. Cieri and Lee Wahler
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    Rappahannock 219k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG-52), Bunker Hill is underway as part of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group. USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW-17), are on deployment in the US 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
    US Navy photo # 120714-N-XO436-014 ARABIAN SEA (July 14, 2012) by MC3 James Vazquez.
    Ron Reeves
    Rappahannock 259k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) conducts a replenishment at sea with the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6). Bonhomme Richard is currently deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 150301-N-UF697-102 LUZON STRAIT, Philippines (March 1, 2015) by MC3 Kevin V. Cunningham.
    Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 241k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) under way in the East China Sea.
    US Navy photo # 150324-N-EI510-004 EAST CHINA SEA (March 24, 2015) by MC3 Scott Barnes.
    Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 344k The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG-67), right, approaches USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) during a replenishment-at-sea. Shiloh is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia Pacific region.
    US Navy photo # 150608-N-BB269-049 WATERS NEAR GUAM (June 8, 2015) by MC2 Raymond D. Diaz III.
    Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 251k An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter lifts pallets of supplies from the flight deck of USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) during a vertical replenishment with the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG-67). Shiloh is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia Pacific region.
    US Navy photo # 150608-N-BB269-199 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 8, 2015) by MC2 Raymond D. Diaz III.
    Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 225k The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG-89) prepares to come alongside USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) as the ship conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) during exercise Talisman Sabre 2015. Talisman Sabre 2015 is a bilateral training exercise intended to maintain a high level of interoperability between U.S. and Australian Forces.
    US Navy photo # 150706-N-ZZ786-023 TIMOR SEA (July 6, 2015) by MC2 David Flewellyn.
    Tommy Trampp
    Rappahannock 249k Sailors aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD-42) watch as amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) comes along USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) center, to conduct a replenishment-at-sea (RAS). Germantown is assigned to the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and is participating in a certification exercise (CERTEX) with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU).
    US Navy photo # 160218-N-KB426-199 OKINAWA, Japan (Feb. 18, 2016) by MC3 James Vazquez.
    Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 218k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) pulls away from the forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG-52) after conducting an underway-replenishment. Barry is on patrol in the 7th Fleet area of operation in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific.
    US Navy photo # 160721-N-RC734-087 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 21, 2016) by Kevin V. Cunningham.
    Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 215k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) the Royal Australian Navy Canberra-class amphibious ship HMAS Canberra (L02) and amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6) conduct an underway replenishment at Rim of the Pacific, 21 July 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971.
    US Navy photo # 160721-N-RC734-087 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 21, 2016) by MC1 Joseph M. Buliavac.
    Robert Hurst
    Rappahannock 184k Sailors aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) conduct a replenishment-at-sea with USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) during Valiant Shield 2016.
    US Navy photo MSC ID # 160920-N-XQ474-055 PHILIPPINE SEA (20 Sept. 2016) by MC2 Andrew Schneider.
    Robert Hurst
    Rappahannock 221k The amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD-20) comes alongside USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) along with the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD-42) during a replenishment at sea during Valiant Shield 2016. Valiant Shield 2016 is a biennial, U.S.-only, field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integration of joint training among U.S. forces. Green Bay, part of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is participating in Valiant Shield in an effort to increase naval integration and joint capabilities in the event of conflict, contingency, or disaster relief.
    US Navy photo # 160922-N-XM324-026 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 22, 2016 by MC3 Patrick Dionne.
    Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 359k The guided missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) steams alongside USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76).
    US Navy photo (MSC) # 161005-N-OI810-189 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 22, 2016 by MC3 Nathan Burke.
    Robert Hurst
    Rappahannock 175k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) transits alongside the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) during a replenishment-at-sea. Bonhomme Richard and her expeditionary strike group are operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance partnerships and be a ready-response for any type of contingency.
    US Navy photo (MSC) # 170616-N-TH560-199 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 16, 2017) by MC2 Jeanette Mullinax.
    Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 185k Amphibious dock landing shipUSS Ashland (LSD-48), left, and USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) transit alongside the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) during a refueling-at-sea. Bonhomme Richard and its expeditionary strike group are operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance partnerships and be a ready-response for any type of contingency.
    US Navy photo (MSC) # 170623-N-DL434-169 CORAL SEA (June 23, 2017) by MCSA Gavin Shields.
    Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 1238k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) receives cargo from the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) during a replenishment-at-sea. The ship and its expeditionary strike group are operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance partnerships and be a ready-response for any type of contingency.
    US Navy photo (MSC) # 170623-N-DL434-236 CORAL SEA (June 23, 2017) by MCSA Gavin Shields.
    US Navy Photos of the Day Update 06/23/2017
    Rappahannock 321k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) refuels the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) and the Royal Australian navy frigate helicopter HMAS Anzac (FFH-150) during a replenishment-at-sea. Bonhomme Richard is part of a combined U.S.- Australia-New Zealand expeditionary strike group, which is undergoing a series of scenarios that will increase naval proficiencies in operating against blue-water adversarial threats and in its primary mission of launching Marine forces ashore in the littorals.
    US Navy photo # 170706-N-RU971-0979 CORAL SEA (July 6, 2017) by MC3 Cameron McCulloch.
    US Navy Photos of the Day Update 06/23/2017
    Rappahannock 245k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) fuels the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) during a replenishment-at-sea. Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, is operating in the Indo-Asia Pacific region to enhance partnerships and be a ready-response force for any type of contingency. US Navy photo # 170825-N-NB544-011 CORAL SEA (Aug. 25, 2017) by MC2 Kyle Carlstrom. Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 194k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) under way in formation during exercise Malabar 2018. Malabar 2018 is the 22nd rendition of the exercise and the first time it has been hosted off the coast of Guam. Malabar is designed to advance military-to-military coordination in a multinational environment between the U.S., Japan and Indian maritime forces. US Navy photo # 180615-N-ZL062-0097 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 15, 2018) by MC2 Sarah Myers. Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 242k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD-20). Green Bay, part of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. US Navy photo # 190616-N-DX072-1453 CORAL SEA (June 16, 2019) by MC2 Anaid Banuelos Rodriguez. Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 260k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) transits the South China Sea beside the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD-4) before a replenishment-at-sea. The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to support regional stability, reassure partners and allies, and maintain a presence to respond to any crisis ranging from humanitarian assistance to contingency operations. US Navy photo # 190928-N-FG333-2018 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 28, 2019) by MC2 David Ortiz. Lee Wahler
    Rappahannock 200k USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) transits alongside the amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD-26) during a replenishment-at-sea. John P. Murtha is currently on its first deployment and part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) team and is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to support regional stability, reassure partners and allies and maintain a presence postured to respond to any crisis ranging from humanitarian assistance to contingency operations. US Navy photo # 190928-N-NB544-1044 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 28, 2019) by MC2 Kyle Carlstrom. Lee Wahler

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