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USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) is the third Wasp-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy. She is the fifth ship to bear that name, but the fourth to serve under it, as the third was renamed Hornet (CV-12) before launching (after the prior Hornet was sunk).
The Wasp-class is a class of landing helicopter dock (LHD) amphibious assault ships operated by the United States Navy.Based on the Tarawa class, with modifications to operate more advanced aircraft and landing craft, the Wasp-class is capable of transporting almost the full strength of a United States Marine Corps Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and landing them in hostile territory via ...
US forces evacuated 2509 people to the Kearsarge over a four-day period. The evacuees included 454 American citizens and third-country nationals. [3] [4] The Marine 1st Battalion, 2nd Regiment out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina participated in the Noncombatants Evacuation Operation (NEO), [5] as well as the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 ...
USS Kearsarge (CV-12) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier renamed Hornet prior to launch, was in commission 1942–1970, and is preserved as a museum ship in Alameda, California. USS Kearsarge (CV-33) was a long-hulled Essex-class aircraft carrier, launched 5 May 1945, served in the Korean War and Vietnam War then scrapped in 1974.
From September to October of 2017, the 26th MEU deployed aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) to the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, as well as aboard the USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) to Key West, Florida, for Defense Support to Civil Authorities (DSCA) relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria.
The Philadelphia Eagles are celebrating the franchise's second Super Bowl win with a hometown parade on Friday.. USA TODAY is providing live coverage of the parade and following victory rally ...
Naval Station Norfolk is a United States Navy base in Norfolk, Virginia, that is the headquarters and home port of the U.S. Navy's Fleet Forces Command.The installation occupies about 4 miles (6.4 km) of waterfront space and 11 miles (18 km) of pier and wharf space of the Hampton Roads peninsula known as Sewell's Point.
More arrests are expected in the alleged sex trafficking of Long Island teen Emmarae Gervasi, The Post has learned. “There’s a few more people” Suffolk County police are looking into, said a ...