The U.S. Navy’s USNS Spearhead (T-EFTP 1), crewed by civilian mariners from Military Sealift Command, returns to the Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Norfolk, Virginia looking a little rough around the edges but all-in-all in pretty good shape. The return marks the completion of a five-month deployment in support of Africa Partnership Station 2016.
Perhaps someone can educate us as to why the ship is turning green by commenting on social media.
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Here’s is the January 2016 towards the beginning of the deployment:
U.S. Navy Photo
Now here’s the ship pictured in Honduras in September 2014 looking even more green:
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May 1, 2026
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