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USNS Pecos (T-AO-197)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Papa - Echo - Charlie
 NPEC
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2) - Southwest Asia Campaign Medal
Henry J. Kaiser Class Fleet Oiler:
  • Laid down, 17 February 1988, at Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, LA.
  • Launched, 21 April 1990
  • Delivered to the Navy and placed in service with MSC as USNS Pecos (T-AO-197), 6 July 1990
  • USNS Pecos is part of the MSC Naval Auxiliary Force, MSC Pacific
    Specifications:
    Displacement 9,500 t.(lt) 42,382 t.(fl)
    Length 677'
    Beam 97' 5"
    Draft 35' (max.)
    Cargo Capacity 178,000-bbls
    Speed 20 kts.
    Complement Civilians, 18 Officers, 64 Merchant Seamen, Navy, 1 Officer, 20 Enlisted
    Aircraft helicopter platform only
    Propulsion two medium speed Colt-Pielstick PC4-2/2 10V-570 diesel engines, twin shafts, 16,000 hp per shaft
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    Pecos 75k USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 MSC web site
    Blue Ridge 90k USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) prepares to conduct an underway replenishment at sea (RAS) with USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) after a four day port visit to Hong Kong, 10 December 2000.
    US Navy photo # 001210-N-7286M-004 by PH3 Daniel Mennuto.    		 Bill Gonyo
    Pecos 71k USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) during replenishment (UNREP) providing fuel and supplies to USS Thach (FFG 43).
    US Navy photo # 021129-N-4142G-043 by PH2 Felix Garza Jr.    		 Fabio Peņa
    Pecos 77k USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) cruises in the Pacific Ocean while supporting the Constellation Battle Group.
    US Navy photo # 021129-N-4142G-062 by PH2 Felix Garza Jr.    		 Fabio Peņa
    Pecos 92k USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) steams away from USS Enterprise (CVN 65) after completing an early morning vertical replenishment (VERTREP). Enterprise was underway completing her Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for a Mediterranean deployment.
    US Navy photo # 030925-N-0119G-001 by PHAN Rob Gaston.    		 Fabio Peņa
    Pecos 100k USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) and USS Lake Champlain (CG-57) complete a replenishment at sea (RAS) in the Pacific Ocean, 10 November 2004.
    US Navy photo # 041110-N-1281L-015 by PH1 John S. Lill, USN.    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Pecos 85k USS Lake Champlain (CG-57) conducts an emergency break away exercise after completing a Replenishment At Sea (RAS) with USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) in the Pacific Ocean.
    US Navy photo # 041110-N-1281L-048 by PH1 John S. Lill, USN.    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Pecos 57k USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) conducts a replenishment at sea with the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), 1 February 2005.
    US Navy photo # 050201-N-7730P-143 by PHAN Gary Prill.    		 Jack Treutle
    Pecos 61k USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) pulls along side USS Nimitz (CVN 68) for a replenishment at sea, 31 March 2005. Nimitz was conducting Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications off the coast of Southern California.
    US Navy photo # 050331-N-8158F-057 by PHAN Roland Franklin.    		 Jack Treutle
    Pecos 65k USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) underway in the Pacific Ocean, 10 September 2005.
    US Navy photo # 050910-N-5384B-238 by PHAN Justin R. Blake, USN.    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Pecos 125k USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) and USS Decatur (DDG-73) conducting a Replenishment at Sea (RAS) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, 13 January 2006, during a scheduled five-month deployment to deliver aid and humanitarian assistance to the Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia.2006.
    US Navy photo # 060113-N-4776G-248 by PHAN Kathleen Gorby, USN.    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Pecos 97k USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) conducting Replenishment At Sea (RAS) with USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, 16 May 2006, during a scheduled five-month deployment to deliver aid and humanitarian assistance to the Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia.2006.
    US Navy photo # 060516-N-6501M-008 by PHC Edward G. Martens.    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Pecos 97k USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) conducting Replenishment At Sea (RAS) with USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, 16 May 2006, during a scheduled five-month deployment to deliver aid and humanitarian assistance to the Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia.2006.
    US Navy photo # 060516-N-6501M-021 by PHC Edward G. Martens.    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Pecos 90k Aerial bow view of USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) conducting Replenishment At Sea (RAS) with USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, 16 May 2006, during a scheduled five-month deployment to deliver aid and humanitarian assistance to the Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia.2006.
    US Navy photo # 060516-N-6501M-023 by PHC Edward G. Martens.    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Pecos 87k PH2 Gregory E. Badger, USN, uses a digital video recorder to document activities from his aerial platform, of a Replenishment At Sea (RAS) operation between USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) and USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, 16 May 2006, during a scheduled five-month deployment to deliver aid and humanitarian assistance to the Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia.2006.
    US Navy photo # 060516-N-6501M-029 by PHC Edward G. Martens.    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Pecos 104k Aerial oblique view of USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) and USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) conducting a Replenishment at Sea (RAS) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, 16 May 2006, during a scheduled five-month deployment to deliver aid and humanitarian assistance to the Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia.2006.
    US Navy photo # 060516-N-6501M-031 by PHC Edward G. Martens.    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Pecos 65k USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) pulls along side USS Nimitz (CVN 68) for a replenishment at sea, 1 September 2006. Nimitz was underway off the coast of California conducting sea trials after successfully completing a six-month Planned Incremental Availability period.
    US Navy photo # 060901-N-8158F-063 by MC3 Roland Franklin.    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Pecos 330k USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) departs La Playa Pier at Naval Station Point Loma, San Diego, CA. outbound to sea for a WestPac deployment in October 2006. Photos by Shawn Ward
    Pecos 380k
    Pecos 322k
    Tarawa 404k USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) and USS Tarawa (LHA-1) moored pierside at Naval Station San Diego, CA., October 2006. Photo by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    Pecos 83k USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) steams alongside USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during a refueling at sea, 15 February 2007. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group was under way on a surge deployment in support of U.S. military operations in the Western Pacific.
    US Navy photo # 070215-N-7730F-002 by MC3 Sarah Foster    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Pecos 132k USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) steams alongside USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during a refueling at sea, 15 February 2007. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group was under way on a surge deployment in support of U.S. military operations in the Western Pacific.
    US Navy photo # 070215-N-7730F-006 by MC3 Sarah Foster    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Pecos 64k USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) comes along side USS Essex (LHD-2) for a re-fueling at sea in the Pacific Ocean, 23 February 2007. Essex is the Navy's only forward deployed multi-purpose amphibious assault ship and is the flagship for the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) operating from Sasebo, Japan.
    US Navy photo # 070223-N-4010S-046, by MCC Ty Swartz.    		 Lee Wahler
    Pecos 89k USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) as seen from USS Ingraham (FFG-61), date and location unknown. Robert Hurst
    Pecos 345k View from USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) as she approaches USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) for a refueling-at-sea.
    US Navy photo # 080206-N-0807W-053 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 6, 2008), MC2 Joshua J. Wahl.    		 Lee Wahler
    Pecos 2424k Sailors aboard the dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) prepare for an underway replenishment as their ship pulls alongside the Military Sealift Command (MSC) fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197), 14 February 2008.
    U.S. Navy Photo by MC2 Joshua J. Wahl.
    US Navy photo # 080214-N-0807W-171 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 14, 2008), MC2 Joshua J. Wahl.    		 Lee Wahler
    Pecos 892k USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) refuels the guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG-67) off the coast of Japan, 6 March 2008.
    US Navy photo # 080306-N-5387K-002 YOKOSUKA, Japan (March 6, 2008) , MC3 Juan Antoine King.    		 Lee Wahler
    Pecos 421k The guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG-71) prepares to pull alongside USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) during a replenishment at sea, 9 June 2008. Ross is a member of the Nassau Strike Group deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations.
    US Navy photo # 080609-N-0924R-010 GULF OF ADEN (June 9, 2008), MC3 Cory Rose.    		 Lee Wahler
    There is no DANFS history available for USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) at NavSource
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    Navy Fact File - Underway Replenishment Oilers - T-AO
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