Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret.) Norfolk, Va....A starboard bow view of the Military Sealift Command (MSC) ship American Altair (T-ACS-9) moored at the Norfolk Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. facility on the Elizabeth River. The American Altair is being converted to a heavy lift crane ship for the MSC's Ready Reserve Force. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)