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Oiler USNS Kanawha Receives Presidential Unit Citation for Unprecedented Middle East Deployment

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ABOARD FLEET OILER USNS KANAWHA — In a ceremony overseen by the highest-ranking admiral in Norfolk, the crew members of a 35-year-old fleet oiler were honored for excelling at a mission they were never supposed to be on. U.S. Fleet Forces commander Adm. Karl Thomas presented the Presidential Unit Ci

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Oiler USNS Kanawha Receives Presidential Unit Citation for Unprecedented Middle East Deployment

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