Last of the T-AFS Fleet Auxiliary Force retires
091218-N-7498L-308 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 18, 2009) Capt. Jerome Hamel‚ commander of Sealift Logistics Command Pacific, signs his name as a witness to the decommissioning ceremony of the Military Sealift Command combat stores ship USNS San Jose (T-AFS 7). San Jose is the last of eight combat stores ships to deactivate from the Military Sealift Command Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force whose primary mission is to delivery food, fuel and supplies to U.S. Navy ships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark Logico/Released)
091218-N-7498L-135 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 18, 2009) Capt. Keith Walzak, the master of the Military Sealift Command combat stores ship USNS San Jose (T-AFS 7) speaks to the crew during the ship's decommissioning ceremony. San Jose is the last of eight combat stores ships to deactivate from the Military Sealift Command Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force whose primary mission is to delivery food, fuel and supplies to U.S. Navy ships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark Logico/Released)
090909-N-5345W-041 PERSIAN GULF (Sept. 9, 2009) An SA-330 Puma helicopter lifts a load of stores from the Military Sealift Command combat stores ship USNS San Jose (T-AFS 7) during a vertical replenishment with the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kristopher Wilson/Released)