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USNS Mendonca returns from Middle East mission (10/27)

The SIU-crewed USNS Mendonca recently returned to the U.S. following a mission to the Middle East in support of American troops. Many crew members signed off the vessel in Baltimore, where the photos below were taken on Oct. 25. The Mendonca, operated by American Overseas Marine Corporation (AMSEA), is one of the Bob Hope-class ships built at Avondale in New Orleans. The U.S. Military Sealift Command cites two key missions—prepositioning and surge sealift—for its LMSRs, including the Bob Hope ships and eight Seafarers-crewed Watson-class vessels.