After being extended for an additional month in the Persian Gulf due to Operation Iraqi Freedom , '' Rainier '' transited out of the Gulf and made port calls in Guam , Freemantle , Australia and Maui , Hawaii . The crew also started to hand over systems and train members of the Military Sealift Command crew riding on board for the transit back to Naval Station Bremerton . '' Rainier '' returned from her final deployment on June 2 , 2003 . After service in the United States Navy from 1995 through 2003 as USS '' Rainier '' ( AOE-7 ) , she was decommissioned and her weapons systems were removed , then she was transferred on August 29 , 2003 to the Military Sealift Command , which designated her USNS '' Rainier '' ( T-AOE-7 ) . During Operation Unified Assistance , the international relief effort following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami , '' Rainier '' provided underway replenishment support to 32 American , British , and Australian warships involved in this operation
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
USNS Rainier (T-AOE-7)