398 results found for 'LPD 30'

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  • 24th MEU, IWO Jima ARG Complete CJCS Exercise African Lion 2012

    23 April 2012
    Training & Education

    The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)in conjunction with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) completed joint and bilateral exercise CJCS Exercise African Lion 2012, April 17. The exercise between the Kingdom of Morocco and the U.S. military services served as integrated field training for the ARG/MEU team, prior to arriving at their operational station […]

  • Italy: Orizzonte Sistemi Navali Starts Construction of New Vessel

    20 April 2012
    Industry

      The recent steel cut ceremony held at Riva Trigoso Shipyard of FINCANTIERI was not normal routine, but a very special event, under many points of view. First of all, it is the start-up of the first ‘foreign’ contract for Orizzonte Sistemi Navali. As a matter of fact, Orizzonte was born in Europe, not just […]

  • HII Launches USS Somerset

    17 April 2012

    The future USS Somerset (LPD 25) launched April 14 from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Avondale Shipyard, marking a key milestone in the ship’s construction process. LPD 25 is the ninth ship of the San Antonio class, and is named in honor of the courage of the passengers of United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed near […]

  • Amphibious Transport Dock Landing Ship Participates in African Lion 2012

    15 April 2012
    Training & Education

    The amphibious transport dock landing ship USS New York (LPD 21) began participating and serving as the supporting platform for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) during during the commencement of African Lion 2012, April 9. African Lion 2012, is a bi-lateral theatre and security exercise in conjunction with Royal Moroccan Armed Forces designed to […]

  • Iwo Jima ARG, 24th MEU Enter US 6th Fleet’s AOR

    10 April 2012
    Training & Education

    The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) with embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) entered U.S. 6th Fleet’s Area of Responsibility (AOR) April 4. The day is a major milestone, as it is the maiden deployment for the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), as well as the long awaited return from […]

  • USS San Diego Arrives in Namesake City

    10 April 2012
    Training & Education

    USS San Diego (LPD 22) arrived in her homeport and namesake city to the cheers of family and friends April 6. During her maiden voyage from Mississippi to San Diego, the ship stopped in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Cartagena, Colombia; and transited the Panama Canal. “I am proud of my crew – they sailed this ship […]

  • Sailors, Mariners Aboard USS New York to Run Around World

    10 April 2012
    Training & Education

    Sailors and Marines aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) are challenging themselves to collectively run enough miles to circumnavigate the earth – a competition that started April 1 and will continue until New York returns home from its maiden deployment to accumulate the 24,900 miles needed to complete the challenge. Chief […]

  • USS Mesa Verde Sailor Selected as Navy’s Top PMT

    6 April 2012
    Training & Education

    The Preventive Medicine technician (PMT) on board USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) is the Navy’s 2011 PMT of the Year, Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center (NMCPHC) Portsmouth, Va., announced April 5. Hospital Corpsman 1st Class (SW) Shannon Taylor, a Long Island, N.Y., native, was recognized for his selection in a ceremony held April […]

  • Greece Hosts PE12 Final Planning Conference

    5 April 2012
    Training & Education

    Greece continued to host partner navies this week following last week’s Enterprise Carrier Strike Group visit to Piraeus with the exercise Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12) final planning conference, April 3-5. Military and civilian maritime professionals from North Africa, North America and Southern Europe gathered at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operation Training Center (NMIOTC) in Souda […]

  • Mariners Assigned to 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit Embark Aboard USS Gunston Hall

    4 April 2012
    Training & Education

    Marines assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) embarked aboard Whidbey-Island class amphibious dock-landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), March 28, as an augmentation to the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG). In addition to scheduled theater security cooperation engagements with several U.S. partner nations while deployed, the ship and her crew are […]

  • USA: IWO ARG, 24 MEU Depart for Deployment

    29 March 2012

    More than 4,000 Sailors and Marines from the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (IWO ARG) and 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24 MEU) departed for deployment from Norfolk and Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 27. The team got underway as part of a regularly scheduled deployment to support Maritime Security Operations, provide crisis response capability, increase theater […]

  • USS San Diego Makes Panama Canal Transit for First Time

    29 March 2012
    Training & Education

    USS San Diego (LPD 22) made its way through the Panama Canal for the first time in her history March 25. San Diego, the sixth ship in the San Antonio-amphibious class, departed Huntington Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss. March 15 to transit to its future homeport and namesake city. Part of the journey took them […]

  • USS San Diego Heads for New Homeport

    16 March 2012
    Industry

    The future USS San Diego (LPD 22) departed Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Pascagoula, Miss., shipyard, March 15, “sailing away” from the building yard manned for the first time by the ship’s crew. This milestone marks the end of production for LPD 22, the sixth ship of the San Antonio class of amphibious transport dock ships. San […]

  • USS New Orleans Sailors Start “Crews into Shape” Program

    15 March 2012

      Sailors deployed aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) started a “Crews into Shape” fitness program, March 9. The 12th annual challenge, sponsored by the Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center (NMCPHC), is a four-week long event held at the beginning of every March in conjunction with National Nutrition Month. […]

  • Japan: Essex Amphibious Ready Group Embarks 31st MEU

    7 March 2012
    Training & Education

      Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) embarked more than 2,000 Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and departed White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa, Japan for the ARG’s amphibious integration training (AIT), and certification exercise (CERTEX) March 4. Amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46), […]

  • USS San Antonio Gets Battle ‘E’ Award

    5 March 2012
    Training & Education

    The officers and crew of USS San Antonio (LPD 17) were today presented with the Battle “Battle E” award by the commander of Amphibious Squadron (COMPHIBRON) 4. “Everyone who believes that San Antonio is still broken and on the sidelines will now realize that we are not,” said San Antonio Commanding Officer, Cmdr. Neil Koprowski. […]

  • USA: Amphibious Transport Dock Ship’s First Burial At Sea Commemorates 11 Sailors

    10 February 2012
    Training & Education

    The lives of 11 Sailors were commemorated during the ship’s first burial-at-sea ceremony aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) Feb. 5. Although the Navy has honored veterans with the tradition of a burial-at-sea for many years, this was New York’s first burial-at-sea ceremony. The crew committed 11 Navy Sailors ranging from […]

  • USS Wasp Welcomes France’s Newest Amphibious Craft

    10 February 2012
    Training & Education

    Amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) welcomed France’s newest amphibious craft Feb. 7 as part of the joint operations that make an essential piece of Exercise Bold Alligator 2012. A landing catamaran, or LCAT, entered the well deck of Wasp as a test of the interoperability between the French craft and U.S. amphibious vessels. […]

  • U.S Fleet Forces Congratulates Bataan’s Crew

    8 February 2012
    Training & Education

    Sailors and Marines assigned to multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) received a visit from the commander of U.S Fleet Forces (USFF) Feb. 6. Adm. John C. Harvey Jr. congratulated service members on their successful deployment and wished them a safe and joyous return home. “It is an honor and a privilege to […]

  • U.S. Fleet Forces Command Requests Volunteers for Afloat Forward Staging Base

    3 February 2012
    Authorities

    U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF) beagn requesting volunteers from USFF activities to man the soon-to-be redesignated USS Ponce (LPD 15) for operations in the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR), Feb. 2. USS Ponce will serve as an Afloat Forward Staging Base (AFSB), instead of its orginal plan to decommission in March. Ponce […]

  • Sailors, Marines Aboard USS Mesa Verde Provide Assistance to Morrocan Mariners

    26 January 2012
    Training & Education

    Sailors and Marines aboard USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) provided assistance to ten Morrocan mariners whose vessel had capsized three days earlier in the Mediterranean Sea, Jan. 24. The mariners’ vessel had capsized in rough seas leaving them without food or water for three days until members from Mesa Verde rescued them via a rigid […]

  • Amphibious Transport Dock Ship USS Mesa Verde Visits Barcelona, Spain

    26 January 2012
    Training & Education

    After 314 days deployed from their homeport of Norfolk, Va., the Sailors and Marines aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) enjoyed a final liberty port visit in Barcelona, Spain, Jan. 20-23. The visit marked the crew’s seventh foreign port call of the deployment. “It feels good to end with this as […]

  • San Antonio-Class Amphibious Transport Dock USS Mesa Verde Helps Others

    19 January 2012
    Training & Education

    Sailors and Marines from USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) volunteered at a monastery in Jerez De La Frontera during a port visit to Rota, Spain Jan. 17. More than 30 volunteers went to the “La Cartuja” Our Lady of the Defense monastery and assisted with yard work and minor renovations to the chapel and living […]

  • USA: Raytheon Ends Ship Self-Defense System Deliveries

    17 January 2012
    Equipment & technology, Industry

      Raytheon Company delivered the final Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS MK 2) hardware ship set of its 2010 production contract, completing all system deliveries ahead of schedule. The system is slated for installation and integration onboard the John P. Murtha (LPD 26), providing the ship’s U.S. Navy-certified open-architecture combat management system. SSDS is an open, […]

  • Austal Shipyard Christens USS Coronado

    17 January 2012
    Industry

    The fourth littoral combat ship was christened Coronado during a ceremony at Austal USA Shipyard in Mobile, Ala., Jan. 14. Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development & Acquisition, Sean Stackley, delivered the principal address at the ceremony, and Susan Ring Keith served as the ship’s sponsor. “Today’s ceremony is a testament to the […]

  • Mariners, Sailors Practice Damage Control Procedures aboard USS New Orleans

    10 January 2012
    Training & Education

    Dozens of Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary unit (MEU) embarked aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) trained alongside the ship’s crew of Sailors to learn the principles of shipboard damage control, Jan. 5. The exercises, conducted by the ship’s damage control training team (DCTT), were designed to help Marines […]