April 29, 2002
USS FORT MCHENRY SHIP TOUR
USS Fort McHenry's QMC James Manning and
QM1 David A. Tokarski show Philippine Navy's S1QM Michael
R. Calleja and S1QM Ralph P. Honculada around the ship's navigation
room during the ships visit in Manila. Commissioned
in 1987 in Seattle, Washington, the Sasebo-based dock landing
ship has been awarded the Navy Commendation, the National
Defense Service Medal, the Southwest Asia Service Medal, the
Kuwait Liberation Medal and the Combat Action Ribbon.
U.S. Navy's EM3 Alcides Blanco (left) and
Philippine Navy's S1BM Ireneo E. Encapas join USS Fort McHenry
crew and other Filipino naval servicemen in a demonstration
of firefighting skills during simulation exercises aboard
the visiting U.S. naval ship April 25. The ship arrived
April 23 for a week-long visit in support of the U.S.-Philippines
joint training, Exercise Balikatan 2002, in Central Luzon.
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