Keywords: US Navy 070112-N-4400J-049 Commanding Officer Lt. Cmdr. John C. Howard, left, turns over command to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) during a decommissioning ceremony.jpg en Pearl Harbor Hawaii Jan 12 2007 - USS Salvor ARS 52 Commanding Officer Lt Cmdr John C Howard left turns over command to the Military Sealift Command MSC during a decommissioning ceremony Salvor commissioned June 14 1986 was designed for salvage of stranded vessels rescue and assistance recovery of submerged objects and manned diving operations Most recently Salvor returned from a scheduled five-month deployment to Southeast Asia in support of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training CARAT Exercise 2006 The ship was transferred to the Military Sealift Command MSC upon decommissioning and will be manned by MSC civil service mariners U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Keith Jones RELEASED 2007-01-12 070112-N-4400J-049 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 42107 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Keith Jones PD-USGov-Military-Navy Ship decommissioning USNS Salvor T-ARS-52 at Pearl Harbor Aboard USNS Salvor T-ARS-52 Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2006 |