USS Vandegrift (FFG 48)

Sailors aboard the guided missile frigate USS Vandegrift (FFG 48) man the rails as the ship departs the pier for the last time as a homeported vessel of Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan. After being part of Destroyer Squadron Fifteen for nearly 10 years, the Vandegrift is moving to its new homeport of San Diego. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chantel M. Clayton)

USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8)

The Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship, USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) steams away after participating in an underway replenishment (UNREP) with the guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71). Arctic and Cape St. George are deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. (Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Michael W. Pendergrass)

USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8)

The Military Sealift Command (MSC) fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) executes a berth shift during a brief port visit to Souda Bay, Crete, Greece. Arctic is homeported in Earle, N.J. and has a crew of 176 civilians and 59 military personnel. Arctic is the third ship in the Supply-class of fast combat support ships and is the fifth supply ship to carry the name of the region surrounding the North Pole. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Paul Farley)

USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8)

An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the “Dragon Whalers” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Two Eight (HSC-28), picks up ordnance from the deck of the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) during a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). (Photo: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Miguel Angel Contreras)