A worker ue a portable canner on a tag affixed to a front loader to track it poition in the cargo hold of the United State Naval Ship (USNS) Gordon (T-AKR 296). USNS Gordon i being loaded with United State Army equipment at Naval Weapon Station, Charleton, South Carolina. USNS Gordon i one of 19 Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-On/Roll-Off Ship, or LMSR, which will be built or converted at United State hipyard by the year 2001. The hip can carry an entire US Army Armor Tak Force, including up to 58 tank, 48 other tracked vehicle and more than 900 truck and other wheeled vehicle. It i more than 300 yard long and ha a torage capacity of more than 300,000 quare feet. The...

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1997-02-11
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The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A worker uses a portable scanner on a tag affixed to a front loader to track its position in the cargo holds of the United States Naval Ship (USNS) Gordon (T-AKR 296). USNS Gordon is being loaded with United States Army equipment at Naval Weapons Station, Charleston, South Carolina. USNS Gordon is one of 19 Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-On/Roll-Off Ships, or LMSR, which will be built or converted at United States shipyards by the year 2001. The ship can carry an entire US Army Armor Task Force, including up to 58 tanks, 48 other tracked vehicles and more than 900 trucks and other wheeled vehicles. It is more than 300 yards long and has a storage capacity of more than 300,000 square feet. 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 State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public

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Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994

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National Archives and Records Administration
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National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures
Collection
Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6599401
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Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994. A worker ue a portable canner on a tag affixed to a front loader to track it poition in the cargo hold of the United State Naval Ship (USNS) Gordon (T-AKR 296). USNS Gordon i being loaded with United State Army equipment at Naval Weapon Station, Charleton, South Carolina. USNS Gordon i one of 19 Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-On/Roll-Off Ship, or LMSR, which will be built or converted at United State hipyard by the year 2001. The hip can carry an entire US Army Armor Tak Force, including up to 58 tank, 48 other tracked vehicle and more than 900 truck and other wheeled vehicle. It i more than 300 yard long and ha a torage capacity of more than 300,000 quare feet. The.... 1997-02-11. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6599401. (Accessed April 20, 2024.)
APA citation style
Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994, (1997-02-11) A worker ue a portable canner on a tag affixed to a front loader to track it poition in the cargo hold of the United State Naval Ship (USNS) Gordon (T-AKR 296). USNS Gordon i being loaded with United State Army equipment at Naval Weapon Station, Charleton, South Carolina. USNS Gordon i one of 19 Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-On/Roll-Off Ship, or LMSR, which will be built or converted at United State hipyard by the year 2001. The hip can carry an entire US Army Armor Tak Force, including up to 58 tank, 48 other tracked vehicle and more than 900 truck and other wheeled vehicle. It i more than 300 yard long and ha a torage capacity of more than 300,000 quare feet. The.... Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6599401
MLA citation style
Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6599401>.
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