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Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Jon Rasmussen
Time Lapse of USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) Underway Replenishment with USNS Joshua Humphreys (T-AO 188)
Commander Task Force 56
March 6, 2013 | 1:31
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY, At Sea (Mar. 06, 2013) Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) conducts a refueling at sea with Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Joshua Humphreys (T-AO 188) while USS Stockdale (DDG 106) refuels on the opposite side of the oiler. 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 video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jon Rasmussen/Released) Also available in high definition
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