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To: All; LonePalm; Excuse_Me
Excuse me?

USNS Big Horn (T-AO-198), a Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler used for UNREP operations, is named after the Bighorn River (and its region).

Custer's Last Stand refers to the Battle of the Little Bighorn (June 25–26, 1876) along the Little Bighorn River in Montana, a tributary in the Bighorn River watershed/system in the broader Bighorn region of Wyoming and Montana.

The ship (and an earlier USS Big Horn, AO-45) is explicitly named for this river/feature, directly tying the historical event's location to a modern Navy vessel whose primary role is conducting underway replenishments (fuel, cargo, etc.) at sea.

This is a one-step link via geographic naming/historical commemoration.

Please note: It is not the case that AI was unutilized.

4,202 posted on 05/30/2026 7:14:19 PM PDT by foldspace
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4,203 posted on 05/30/2026 7:15:42 PM PDT by foldspace
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To: foldspace
Hey, I gave him a doubly dubious award.

SpyNavy

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

4,215 posted on 05/30/2026 7:54:32 PM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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Oh goodie, the answer is divulged b4 bedtime

Now I will be able to sleep in peace...


4,263 posted on 05/31/2026 9:58:33 AM PDT by Gasshog (s'lfkgjsl)
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