USS Ponce action [Image 5 of 7]

USS PONCE, AT SEA

08.29.2012

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Toni Burton 

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet           

Military Sealift Command civilian mariners aboard Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) observe mine countermeasure ships USS Sentry (MCM 3) and USS Devastator (MCM 6) from the well deck during an astern replenishment-at-sea. Ponce, formerly designated as an amphibious transport dock (LPD) ship, was converted and reclassified in April to fulfill a long-standing U.S. Central Command request for an AFSB to be located in its area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Toni Burton)

• Date Taken: 08.29.2012
• Date Posted: 08.30.2012 10:33
• Photo ID: 655243
• VIRIN: 120829-N-QD718-034
• Resolution: 4288x2848
• Size: 407.48 KB
• Location: USS PONCE, AT SEA