040420-N-9849W-353 Pacific Ocean (Apr. 20, 2004) - A SH-3G Sea King helicopter lands aboard the command ship USS Coronado (AGF 11) as a Military Sealift Command (MSC) civilian mariner watches dressed in crash and salvage gear. Coronado is serving as the temporary command ship for Seventh Fleet while USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) is in a scheduled dry dock maintenance period. Besides serving as a temporary command ship, Coronado is also experimenting with a unique manning concept. The crew is made up of MSC civilian mariners and a small group of Sailors, designed to replace the 481 Sailors norma
040420-N-9849W-353 Pacific Ocean (Apr. 20, 2004) - A SH-3G Sea King helicopter lands aboard the command ship USS Coronado (AGF 11) as a Military Sealift Command (MSC) civilian mariner watches dressed in crash and salvage gear. Coronado is serving as the temporary command ship for Seventh Fleet while USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) is in a scheduled dry dock maintenance period. Besides serving as a temporary command ship, Coronado is also experimenting with a unique manning concept. The crew is made up of MSC civilian mariners and a small group of Sailors, designed to replace the 481 Sailors normally assigned to Coronado. The combined MSC/Navy crew of 263, and some augmentees from the Seventh Fleet flagship Blue Ridge, support the embarked Seventh Fleet staff. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class John E. Woods. (RELEASED) US Navy 040420-N-9849W-353 A SH-3G Sea King helicopter lands aboard the command ship USS Coronado (AGF 11)
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