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Military Sealift Command Pacific (MSCPAC) fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) and dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) provided logistics services to the ships of the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group as they conducted routine, pre-deployment training operations in the Pacific area of operations.
Through a series of 39 replenishments-at-sea (RAS), Guadalupe and Byrd delivered 439 pallets of food, parts and equipment through a series of vertical and connected replenishments at-sea. In addition, the ships delivered over 5 million gallons of diesel ship fuel and nearly 3 million gallons JP5 aviation fuel.
MSC’s ability to replenish ships at-sea, benefits the Navy, by providing all the items needed to sustain the ships at sea, and allows them to stay in the area of operation longer, and without the need to come into port for supplies. In the COVID-19 world, this is even more important, as staying underway ensures ship crews, reduce their risk of exposure to the virus, keeping them healthy and able to perform the missions assigned to them.
“This was an extremely challenging event for our MSC ships, as our resources were spread very thin over a large geographical area, with the need to support a large strike group,” explained Leonard Bell, MSCPAC deputy commander. “As with all our missions, our CIVMAR crews stepped up and met the challenges head on, once again proving once again their professionalism, commitment to duty and pride in the work they do. Through their efforts, we were able to to provide outstanding support to the Fleet, ensuring mission readiness.”
In addition to providing logistics services to the Lincoln Strike Group, Guadalupe also served as the Pacific duty oiler, delivering supplies to other Navy ships in the area, something they continue following the conclusion of the operation.
| Date Taken: | 12.07.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 12.07.2021 13:01 |
| Story ID: | 410621 |
| Location: | US |
| Web Views: | 70 |
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