121111-N-CI175-040 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Nov. 11, 2012) A rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB), middle, transfers passengers from guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) to Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15), during a passenger transfer exercise. Ponce, formerly designated as an amphibious transport dock ship, was converted and reclassified to fulfill a long-standing U.S. Central Command request for an AFSB to be located in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jon Rasmussen/Released)
Date Taken: | 11.11.2012 |
Date Posted: | 11.30.2012 04:45 |
Photo ID: | 791668 |
VIRIN: | 121111-N-CI175-040 |
Resolution: | 2202x3003 |
Size: | 1.54 MB |
Location: | ARABIAN SEA |
Web Views: | 97 |
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