USS America conducts RAS with USNS Patuxent [Image 49 of 331]

GULF OF ADEN

09.30.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alexander Ventura 

U.S. Navy           

170930-N-AC254-516 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 30, 2017) Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) transport supplies to the ship’s storage spaces during a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with the Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201). America is the flagship for the America Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alexander A. Ventura II/Released

• Date Taken: 09.30.2017
• Date Posted: 10.03.2017 00:20
• Photo ID: 3828204
• VIRIN: 170930-N-AC254-516
• Resolution: 3904x2598
• Size: 970.9 KB
• Location: GULF OF ADEN