The United States Naval Ship (USNS) Gordon (T-AKR 296) arrives at Charleston Naval Weapon Station being pulled into dock by three tugboats. Its purpose here in Charleston is to upload vehicles and equipment. This ship is one of Military Sealift Command's nineteen Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-on/Roll-off Ships, or LMSR. It is more than 300 yards long and has a storage capacity of more than 300,000 square feet. The Army Preposition Afloat Program strategy allows Army Forces Command units and soldiers to rapidly deploy, fully equipped, worldwide in support of any contingency or humanitarian effort. USNS Gordon is the second of five ships to undergo conversion to an LMSR. The ship is named in...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: The United States Naval Ship (USNS) Gordon (T-AKR 296) arrives at Charleston Naval Weapon Station being pulled into dock by three tugboats. Its purpose here in Charleston is to upload vehicles and equipment. This ship is one of Military Sealift Command's nineteen Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-on/Roll-off Ships, or LMSR. It is more than 300 yards long and has a storage capacity of more than 300,000 square feet. The Army Preposition Afloat Program strategy allows Army Forces Command units and soldiers to rapidly deploy, fully equipped, worldwide in support of any contingency or humanitarian effort. USNS Gordon is the second of five ships to undergo conversion to an LMSR. The ship is named in honor of MASTER Sergeant Gary I. Gordon, US Army, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 1994 for his gallantry in action in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Base: Charleston Air Force Base

State: South Carolina (SC)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerome Suson, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public
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