March 15 - USS Decatur (DDG 73) received approximately 110,000 gals of fuel from Japanese oiler JDS Tokiwa (AOE 423) during an underway replenishment. This replenishment made Decatur the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force’s (JMSDF)’s 600th customer. JMSDF routinely provides fuel to U.S. Navy and coalition ships forward deployed to the region in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy Photo by CTR3 Ryan C. Finkle)
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{{Information |Description=USS Decatur (SSG 73) received approximately 110,000 gals of fuel from Japanese oiler JDS Tokiwa (AOE 423) Mar. 15 during an underway replenishment. This replenishment made Decatur the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force’s (JMSDF
060315-N-0857F-004–USS Decatur (SSG 73) received approximately 110,000 gals of fuel from Japanese oiler JDS Tokiwa (AOE 423) Mar. 15 during an underway replenishment. This replenishment made Decatur the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force’s (JMSDF)’s 600th customer. JMSDF routinely provides fuel to U.S. Navy andcoalition ships forward deployed to the region in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Official U.S. Navy Photo by CTR3 Ryan C. Finkle.