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USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193)

Radio Call Sign:
November - Whiskey - Sierra - Delta
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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Joint Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Unit Commendation (3)
Bottom Row - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (4) - Southwest Asia Service Medal
Henry J. Kaiser Class Fleet Oiler:
  • Laid down, 7 August 1986, at Avondale Industries, Westwego, LA.
  • Launched, 2 October 1987
  • Placed in service with MSC as USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193), 13 September 1988
  • Walter S. Diehl is part of the MSC Naval Auxiliary Force, MSC Far East
    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
    Civilian, 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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    Namesake

    Captain Walter S. Diehl was a pioneer of aerodynamics and aircraft design. From 1918 until his retirement in 1951, he directed the Navy's work in aerodynamics and hydrodynamics. He was responsible for the funding, programs, and facilities of the Aerodynamics Laboratory. The author of the authoritative "Engineering Aerodynamics," he actively participated in and strongly influenced continuing advances in aerodynamics and hydrodynamics. Walter Diehl is credited with initiating action that led to establishment of the David W. Taylor Model Basin at Carderock, Maryland, the Aircraft Research Station at Chincoteague, Virginia, and the Navy's test flight unit at the Naval Air Station, Anacostia, D. C., which later developed into the U.S. Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent, Maryland.    		 Bill Gonyo
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    091919345    		 155k USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) Christening Principals Tommy Trampp
    Walter S Diehl 318k Christening by Mrs. Walter S. Diehl and launching of USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193), 2 October 1987, at Avondale Industries, Westwego, LA. Dale Hargrave
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    Walter S Diehl 109k USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) underway in the Arabian Gulf, 29 April 1999 with USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) and USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) as they prepare to make their approach for an underway replenishment with USNS Walter S. Diehl. USS Kitty Hawk and her battle group were participating in Operation Southern Watch.
    US Navy photo # 990429-N-0226M-003 by Chief Photographers Mate (AW/SW) Mahlon K. Miller    		 Navy Newsstand
    Walter S Diehl 84k USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193), underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret
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    US Navy photo    		 MSC web site
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    091919346    		 266k USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193), underway, date and location unknown. Nicholas Tiberio
    Walter S Diehl 250k USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) at anchor in Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne, Australia, circa 1990s. Photos by Peter Clark
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    O'Brian 115k USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) refueling USS O'Brien (DD-975) while in the Persian Gulf, circa 1990-91 .
    O'Brien 90k USS O'Brien (DD-975) breaks away from USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) after completing her refueling while in the Persian Gulf, circa 1990-91 .
    Walter S Diehl 93k USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) pulls alongside USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) to conduct a connected replenishment at sea (CONREP). USS Truman was on station in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch.
    US Navy photo # 010107-N-1058W-001 by PH3 Dwain Willis, from the Navy Newsstand    		 Bill Gonyo
    Walter S Diehl 48k USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) conducting a simultaneous replenishment at sea (RAS) with the guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) (left) and the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) (right), 19 June 2002.
    US Navy photo    		 Navy News web site
    CV-67 John F. Kennedy 36k USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193) during a replenishment, 19 June 2002, with USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), seen from USS Hue City (CG-66). Operation Enduring Freedom. Photo by LT Steve Dundas, CHC USNR
    Walter S Diehl 1527k The Spruance-class destroyer USS Cushing (DD-985)'s Commanding Officer, Commander Daniel Weed, observes an underway replenishment (UNREP) with USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193). The Cushing was on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
    US Navy photo # 020626-N-4374S-008 ARABIAN SEA (26 June 2002) by PH2 Michael Sandberg.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Walter S Diehl 217k USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) cruises alongside USS Nimitz (CVAN-68) during a Vertical Replenishment (VERTREP), 16 January 2003. Nimitz is currently undergoing a Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of San Diego, CA. COMPTUEX is an exercise designed to train the ship, air wing, and other vessels in the battle group to function as one fighting force. Image was taken from USS Nimitz.
    US Navy photo # 030116-N-2385R-003 Pacific Ocean (Jan. 16 2003) by PH3 Yesenia Rosas    		 Robert Hurst
    Walter S Diehl 1411k an SH-60H Sea Hawk assigned to Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 6 (HS-6), "Indians" transports ordnance back and forth from USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) to USS Nimitz (CVN-68) during a morning vertical replenishment (VERTREP), 16 January 2003. Nimitz is currently undergoing Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of San Diego. COMPTUEX is an exercise designed to train the ship, air wing and other vessels in the battle group to function as one fighting force.
    US Navy photo # 030116-N-0413R-007 by PHAN Shannon Renfroe.    		 Robert Hurst

    NS026370a    		 681k The conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) performs a replenishment at sea with USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) off the coast of the Republic of Korea. The Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group is currently participating in the joint exercises Reception, Staging, Onward movement, and Integration (RSO&I) and Foal Eagle. RSO&I is a complex multi-phase exercise conducted annually, tailored to train, test, and demonstrate United States and Republic of Korea force projection and deployment capabilities. Foal Eagle exercise runs simultaneously and trains in all aspects of Combined Forces Command's mission. The defensive Naval Foal Eagle exercises began 19 March 2005 with eight U.S. Navy ships from the USS Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group. Kitty Hawk demonstrates power projection and sea control as the U.S. Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, operating from Yokosuka, Japan.
    US Navy photo # 050319-N-0120R-021 Sea of Japan (Mar. 19, 2005) by PH-2 William H. Ramsey    		 US Navy Newsstand
    CVN-70 Carl Vinson 95k USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) provides fuel and supplies to the guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG-89) and aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) during a replenishment at sea (RAS) evolution in the Persian Gulf, 14 May 2005, while MSC combat stores ship USNS Spica (T-AFS-9) steams alongside using helicopters to conduct a vertical replenishment (VERTREP). The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group was deployed conducting operations in support of multi-national forces in Iraq and maritime security operations in order to set the conditions for security and stability in the region. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier would end this deployment with a homeport shift to Norfolk, Va., to commence a three-year refuel and complex overhaul.
    US Navy photo # 050514-N-3241H-002 by PH3 Dusty Howell.    		 USN
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    10091578    		 150k USS Ponce (LPD-15) receives fuel and stores during an underway replenishment with USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) while underway in the Persian Gulf, 27 May 2005.
    U.S. Navy photo # 050527-N-2382W-022 by PHAN Finley Williams    		 Robert Hurst
    Walter S Diehl 907k Sailors aboard the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) look on as a refueling probe crosses over the South China Sea during a replenishment at sea (RAS) with USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193), 19 March 2006. Blue Ridge, the 7th Fleet command ship, is currently underway for a regularly scheduled deployment throughout the 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 060318-N-7526R-154 by JOSN Marc Rockwell-Pate.    		 Robert Hurst
    Walter S Diehl 658k USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) conducts an underway replenishment with the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD-2) while under way in the South China Sea. Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed U.S. Expeditionary Strike Group and serves as the flagship for CTF 76, the Navy's only forward-deployed amphibious force commander.US Navy photo # 071124-N-0913B-021 (24 November 2007) by MCSN Andrew Brantley. Robert M. Cieri
    Walter S Diehl 265k Boxes filled with supplies and mail are transported over wires from USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) to the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA-1) during a replenishment-at-sea. USS Tarawa and embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and the global war on terrorism.
    US Navy photo # 071202-N-4774B-090 Andaman Sea (Dec. 2, 2007) by MC3 Daniel A. Barker.    		 Lee Wahler
    Walter S Diehl 239k USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) conducts a replenishment at sea with USS Essex (LHD-2) while underway in the South China Sea, 8 May 2008. Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed U.S. expeditionary strike group and was participating in Cobra Gold 2008, a military exercise centered around a humanitarian assistance mission. The amphibious assault ship and the amphibious transport dock ship USS Juneau (LPD-10), the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LPD-49) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG-89) are moving to the Andaman Sea off the coast of Burma for potential humanitarian assistance operations in the wake of cyclone Nargis.
    US Navy photo # 080509-N-1778P-054 SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 9, 2008) by MC2 Drae Parker.    		 Lee Wahler
    Walter S Diehl 975k USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) conducts a replenishment at sea with USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) and USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4).
    US Navy photo # 091023-N-5716H-557 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 23, 2009) by MC2 Josh Huebner.    		 Lee Wahler
    Walter S Diehl 793k USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) conducts a replenishment at sea with USS Mustin (DDG-89). Mustin is assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON-15) and is permanently forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan.
    US Navy photo # 100619-N-2562W-005 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 19, 2010) by IS1 Benjamin Wooldridge.    		 Lee Wahler
    Walter S Diehl 1093k USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) transits alongside the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) for a replenishment at sea. George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, is underway helping to ensure security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean.
    US Navy photo # 100809-N-6720T-004 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 9, 2010) by MC3 Adam K. Thomas.    		 Lee Wahler
    552k USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) refuels the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD-4) during a refueling at sea. Boxer is the flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group deployed with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU).
    US Navy photo # 110324-N-GW695-142 INDIAN OCEAN (March 24, 2011) by MC3 Stephen M. Votaw.    		 Lee Wahler
    Walter S Diehl 695k GM2 Nelson Sanchez shoots a shot-line from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG-108) to USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193). The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) transits alongside Walter S. Diehl on the far side. Wayne E. Meyer is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations.
    US Navy photo # 111020-N-VH839-014 GULF OF THAILAND (Oct. 20, 2011) by MC3 Joshua Keim.    		 Lee Wahler
    Walter S Diehl 1531k Sailors man the fuel transfer station aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG-108) during a replenishment at sea with USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193). Note the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) transiting on the far side of Walter S. Diehl.
    US Navy photo # 111020-N-VH839-034 GULF OF THAILAND (Oct. 20, 2011) by MC3 Joshua Keim.    		 Lee Wahler
    Walter S Diehl 516k The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter destroyer JDS Hyuga (DDH-181), left, conducts a replenishment at sea with USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) during Annual Exercise 2011. Annual Exercise is a bilateral exercise intended to increase coordination and interoperability between the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and U.S. Navy.
    US Navy photo # 111031-N-BT947-011 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 31,2011) by MCSN Jacob I. Allison.    		 Tommy Trampp
    Walter S Diehl 596k USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the guided missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG-99), not pictured. Farragut is deployed with the John C. Stennis Strike Group to the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.
    US Navy photo # 121228-N-BQ817-239 U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Dec. 28, 2012) by MC2 A. J. Jones.    		 Lee Wahler
    Walter S Diehl 263k USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) is underway alongside the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA-5) during a replenishment-at-sea. Peleliu is the flagship of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group, with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU), and is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 130401-N-YQ852-089 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (April 1, 2013) by MC2 Shawnte Bryan    		 Lee Wahler
    Walter S Diehl 68k USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) at anchor, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo.    		 Richard Miller BMCS USNR (Ret)
    Walter S Diehl 232k GM2 Adriana M. Short fires a shot line from the deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG-105) during a replenishment-at-sea with USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193). Dewey is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations, and theater security cooperation efforts in the region.
    US Navy photo # 141206-N-KB426-020 RED SEA (Dec. 6, 2014) by MC3 James Vazquez.    		 Lee Wahler
    Walter S Diehl 227k USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) conducts a connected replenishment with the guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG-69) as the amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD-45) (not shown) transits alongside. Comstock is part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, along with the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 141224-N-CU914-096 ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 24, 2014) by MC3 Lenny LaCrosse.    		 Lee Wahler
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    150104-N-KB426-136 GULF OF OMAN (Jan. 4, 2015)    		 124k USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) conducts a replenishment at sea with the guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG-101). Gridley is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations, and theater security cooperation efforts in the region.
    US Navy photo # 150104-N-KB426-136 GULF OF OMAN (Jan. 4, 2015) by MC3 James Vazquez.
    US Navy photo # 150104-N-DJ750-133 GULF OF OMAN (Jan. 4, 2015) by MC3 Bryan Jackson.    		 Lee Wahler
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    Walter S Diehl 234k BM2 Timmothy Annoni signals fuel probe seats on a sponson aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) during a replenishment-at-sea with USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193). Carl Vinson is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations, and theater security cooperation efforts in the region.
    US Navy photo # 150218-N-HD510-082 ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 18, 2015) by MC2 Scott Fenaroli.    		 Ron Reeves
    Rushmore 971k An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter attached to the Blackjacks of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 lifts pallets of supplies from the flight deck of USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) during a vertical replenishment with the Whidbey Island Class Dock Landing Ship USS Rushmore (LSD-47). Rushmore is part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 150614-N-MD297-028 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 14, 2015) by MC2 Huey D. Younger Jr.    		 Lee Wahler
    Walter S Diehl 214k USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193) sails alongside the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG-60) before a replenishment at sea. Normandy is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations as part of a worldwide deployment.
    US Navy photo # 151021-N-ZY039-009 U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (October 21, 2015) by MC3 Justin R. DiNiro.    		 Lee Wahler
    CVN-76 Ronald Reagan 124k USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) and USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) lead a formation of Carrier Strike Group Five and Expeditionary Strike Group Seven ships, steaming in the Philippine Sea, 20 September 2016. Ships in the photo include
    USS Momsen (DDG-92),
    USS Chancellorsville (CG-62),
    USS Stethem (DDG-63),
    USS Benfold (DDG-65),
    USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54),
    USS Germantown (LSD-42),
    USS Barry (DDG-52),
    USS Green Bay (LPD-20),
    USS McCampbell (DDG-85), as well as
    USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) during a photo exercise to signify the completion of Valiant Shield 2016. Valiant Shield is a biennial, U.S.-only, field-training exercise with a focus on integration of joint training among U.S. forces. This was the sixth exercise in the series, that began in 2006.
    US Navy photo # 160920-N-NT265-419 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 20, 2016) by MC2 Christian Senyk    		 Ron Reeves
    Bonhomme Richard 221k USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6), middle, conducts a replenishment- at-sea with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE-11), right, and USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) in the South China Sea.
    US Navy Photo # 161003-N-QC631-126 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 2, 2016) by MC3 Gerald Dudley Reynolds    		 Robert Hurst
    Walter S Diehl 418k USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193) conducts a replenishment at sea (RAS) alongside the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6).
    US Navy photo (MSC) # 161003-N-TH560-1013 HONG KONG (Oct. 3 2016), by MC3 Jeanette Mullinax.    		 Robert Hurst
    Walter S Diehl 309k USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193) conducts a replenishment at sea (RAS) alongside USS Green Bay (LPD-20)..
    US Navy photo (MSC) # 161003-N-TH560-396 HONG KONG (Oct, 3 2016), by MC3 Jeanette Mullinax.    		 Robert Hurst
    Walter S Diehl 175k USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193) foreground, and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD-45) conducts a vertical replenishment.
    US Navy photo (MSC) # 170323-N-OE873-277 ARABIAN SEA (March 23, 2017) by MC3 Asher Allen.    		 Lee Wahler
    Walter S Diehl 311k USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193) under way alongside the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG-104) during a replenishment-at-sea. Sterett is on a scheduled deployment to the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as forward multi-mission asset for any type of contingency.
    US Navy photo # 180316-N-FN963-0077 SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 16, 2018) by MC2 Richard L.J. Gourley.    		 Lee Wahler
    Walter S Diehl 240k USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193) transfers fuel to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during a replenishment-at-sea while en route to the Mercy's first mission stop of Pacific Partnership 2018 (PP18). PP18's mission is to work collectively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase stability and security in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships across the Indo-Pacific Region. Pacific Partnership, now in its 13th iteration, is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.
    US Navy photo # 180327-N-KP773-0034 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 27, 2018) by HM3 Jasper Seisa.    		 Lee Wahler
    Walter S Diehl 241k USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193) conducts an underway replenishment with the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD-48) as the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, comes alongside to begin her refueling evaluation.
    US Navy photo # 190130-N-OX029-1068 PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 30, 2019) by MC3 Benjamin F. Davella III    		 Lee Wahler
    Walter S Diehl 164k USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193) transits alongside the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during a replenishment-at-sea. Wasp, flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked , 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency.
    US Navy photo # 190130-N-ZL062-1860 PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 30, 2019) by MC2 Sarah Myers    		 Lee Wahler
    Walter S Diehl 283k The amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD-48) prepares to conduct a replenishment-at-sea USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193). Ashland, part of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency.
    US Navy photo # 190215-N-WI365-1031 EAST CHINA SEA (Feb. 15, 2019)by MC2 Markus Castaneda    		 Lee Wahler
    Walter S Diehl 346k Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG-110) conduct a replenishment-at-sea USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193). William P. Lawrence is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
    US Navy photo # 190605-N-YG414-0014 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 5, 2019)by MC2 Patrick Semales    		 Lee Wahler
    Walter S Diehl
    091919347    		 185k Sailors aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG-54) (not shown) stand by to commence a replenishment-at-sea with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193), 1 July 2019, South China Sea.
    U.S. Navy photo # 190701-N-QD718- 0012 by MC1 Toni Burton    		 Robet Hurst
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