David
Thu March 27, 2003 3:08pm
Rating: 10
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A U.S. medic tended to a
A U.S. medic tended to a wounded Iraqi prisoner early Friday after marines took control of an oil pumping station in southern Iraq.
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David
Thu March 27, 2003 3:08pm
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U.S. medics tended to a m
U.S. medics tended to a marine wounded by a land mine after they took control of an oil pumping station in Iraq early Friday.
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David
Thu March 27, 2003 3:08pm
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Marines patrolling the ar
Marines patrolling the area around the oil pumping station.
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David
Thu March 27, 2003 3:15pm
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Headquarters Battalion of
Headquarters Battalion of the First Marine Division entered southeastern Iraq Saturday from Kuwait, where saboteurs had set some oil and gas platforms on fire when the war started three days ago.
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David
Thu March 27, 2003 3:36pm
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Oil fires, set in an atte
Oil fires, set in an attempt to deter coalition aircraft, were visible from this suburb of Baghdad on Monday.
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David
Fri March 28, 2003 4:07pm
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Gloomy game
Iraqi boys play soccer in front of smoke from raging oil fires billowing above Baghdad on Friday. The oil-filled trenches were set off by Iraqis to try to block the vision of U.S. aviators.
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Marissa
Sun March 30, 2003 5:25pm
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Kuwaiti firefighters work
Kuwaiti firefighters work on a burning oil well in southern Iraq
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David
Mon March 31, 2003 9:00am
Rating: 6
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Hopeful message
A U.S. Army combat engineer checks the oil filter of his Humvee. A message scrawled on the windshield reads, "Have a airborne day ranger," an Army ranger slogan to wish a good and successful day. The March 29 scene occurred near Najaf.
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David
Wed April 2, 2003 7:54am
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The face of grief
Judy Childers, the mother of Marine 1st Lt. Therrel Shane Childers, cries on the shoulder of her son Sam Childers after funeral services for the fallen Marine on April 1 in Powell, Wyo. Lt. Childers was leading a platoon of riflemen in an assault on an oil pumping station in southern Iraq when he was killed on March 21, becoming the first U.S. combat casualty in the war in Iraq.
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David
Wed April 2, 2003 7:54am
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From the holy to the hell
Smoke billows on the horizon beyond the unknown soldier's mosque in downtown Baghdad on April 1 from the oil trenches lighted by Iraqis to hamper the visibility of coalition bombers targeting the capital.
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David
Wed April 2, 2003 7:54am
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Oil and water
Kuwaiti firefighter Ahmed Ali drinks water near an oil well fire in the Rumailah oil field in southern Iraq on Aprl 1. Kuwaiti and U.S. firefighters are putting out blazes at six oil wells that were sabotaged, reportedly by retreating Iraqi forces.
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David
Wed April 2, 2003 10:20am
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The fast combat support s
The fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) pulls away following an underway replenishment (UNREP) with the guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71). The fast combat support ship is the Navy's largest combat logistics ship. It rapidly can carry more than 177,000 barrels of oil; 2,150 tons of ammunition; 500 tons of dry stores; and 250 tons of refrigerated stores. Arctic is supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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David
Fri April 18, 2003 11:21am
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Kurdish fighters cheer as
Thursday, April 10, 2003, Kurdish fighters cheer as they drive through the streets of Kirkuk, Iraq, on Thursday. The Kurds poured into the Iraqi oil city, facing little resistance as they captured one of the two main prizes of the northern front.
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AO36
Mon April 28, 2003 8:11pm
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USS Kennebec (AO-36)
USS Kennebec (AO-36) was commissioned in 1942 and decommissioned in 1970.
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David
Sat January 3, 2004 10:35pm
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AOE - Combat Supply Ships
Function: High-speed vessel, designed as oiler, ammunition and supply ship.
Description: The fast combat support ship (AOE) is the Navy's largest combat logistics ship. The AOE has the speed and armament to keep up with the carrier battle groups. It rapidly replenishes Navy task forces and can carry more than 177,000 barrels of oil, 2,150 tons of ammunition, 500 tons of dry stores and 250 tons of refrigerated stores. It receives petroleum products, ammunition and stores from shuttle ships and redistributes these items simultaneously to carrier battle group ships. This reduces the vulnerability of serviced ships by reducing alongside time. Congress appropriated the funds for the lead ship of the AOE 6 (Supply class) in 1987.
General Characteristics, Sacramento Class
Cost:
$458-568 million
Builders:
AOE 1, 3, 4 - Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
AOE 2 - New York Shipbuilding
Date Deployed:
March 14, 1964 - USS Sacramento (AOE-1)
$458-568 million
Power Plant:
Four GE LM2500 gas-turbines; two shafts; 105,000 horsepower
Length, Overall:
793 feet (241.71 meters)
Beam:
107 feet (32.61 meters)
Displacement:
53,000 long tons (53,850.55 metric tons) full load
Speed:
26+ knots (29.92+ miles, 48.15 km, per hour)
Crew:
24 officers, 576 enlisted
Armament:
NATO Sea Sparrow missiles
Two Phalanx close-in weapons systems
Aircraft:
Two UH-46E Sea Knight helicopters
Ships:
USS Sacramento (AOE-1), Bremerton, WA
USS Camden (AOE-2), Bremerton, WA
USS Seattle (AOE-3), Earle, NJ
USS Detroit (AOE-4), Earle, NJ
General Characteristics, Supply Class
Builders:
National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, CA
Date Deployed:
February 26, 1994 - USS Supply (AOE-6)
Power Plant:
Four boilers, geared turbines, two shafts, 100,000 shaft horsepower
Length, Overall:
793 feet (241.71 meters)
Beam:
107 feet (32.61 meters)
Displacement:
48,800 long tons (49,583.15 metric tons) full load
Speed:
25 knots (28.77+ miles per hour, 46.30 km per hour)
Crew:
40 officers, 627 enlisted
Armament:
NATO Sea Sparrow missiles
Two Phalanx close-in weapons systems
Two 25mm machine guns
Aircraft:
Three UH-46E Sea Knight helicopters
Ships:
USS Supply (AOE-6), Earle, NJ
USS Rainer (AOE-7), Bremerton, WA
USS Arctic (AOE-8), Earle, NJ
USS Bridge (AOE-10), Bremerton, WA
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