Photos: AMO aboard the USNS Benavidez

Members of American Maritime Officers and the Seafarers International Union working aboard the USNS Benavidez in April, here in Vlissingen, Netherlands, included (in no particular order) Captain Jennifer Senner, Chief Mate David Sturdevant, Second Mate Edmund Scott, Third Mate Colin Hay, Third Mate Esteban Ugarte, Bosun Wallace William, AB Glen McCullough, AB Deontre Blount, AB William Zambula, AB Damon Zschoche, OS Vincent Williams, OS Lynne Hazelip, OS Jia'mall Whitaker-Brickers, Chief Engineer John Hewitt, First Assistant Engineer Jo-Vanii Sprauve, Second A.E. Terence Newman, Third A.E. Daniel Tapley, Third A.E. Michael Mills, EO Kurtis Solberg, QMED/E Donna Syliva, QMED Scott Reynolds, QMED Arvin Heras, QMED Bobby Dunn, Jr., and Wiper Derreqwuan Carroll. While docked in the Netherlands, the crew remains restricted to the ship under measures implemented fleet-wide to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Photo courtesy of Captain Jennifer Senner

AMO members working aboard the USNS Benavidez in April included (left to right) Third Mate Esteban Ugarte, Chief Mate David Sturdevant, Captain Jennifer Senner, Second Mate Edmund Scott and Third Mate Colin Hay. Photo courtesy of Chief Engineer John Hewitt

AMO members working aboard the USNS Benavidez in April included (left to right) Third Assistant Engineer Daniel Tapley, First A.E. Jo-Vanii Sprauve, Chief Engineer John Hewitt, Second A.E. Terence Newman, Third A.E. Michael Mills and Electronics Officer Kurtis Solberg. Photo courtesy of Chief Engineer John Hewitt

USNS Benavidez Captain Jennifer Senner and Chief Engineer John Hewitt. Photo courtesy of Chief Engineer John Hewitt

The USNS Benavidez is operated for Military Sealift Command by U.S. Marine Management, Inc. AMO represents all licensed officers working aboard the ship. In this U.S. Navy photo, the USNS Benavidez transits the English Channel after having sailed across the Atlantic as part of convoy operations for the DEFENDER-Europe 20 exercise - the first such operations since the end of the Cold War. Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jordan Bair