170830-N-CS762-279 NORFOLK, VA (August 30, 2017) Equipment

170830-N-CS762-279 NORFOLK, VA (August 30, 2017) Equipment Operator 2nd Class Amber McAllister and Equipment Operator 2nd Class Jude Essien attached to Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 202 chock and chain a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement Container truck into final position aboard a Landing Craft Air Cushion in preparation for on load to USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Adm. Phil Davidson, ordered the amphibious assault ship Kearsarge and dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) to get underway from their Norfolk, Va. homeports to support federal, state and local authorities ongoing relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Hurricane Harvey formed in the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall in southeastern Texas, bringing record flooding and destruction to the region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Chief Mass Communications Specialist Edward S. Kessler/Released)