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US Navy - Amphibious Transport Dock LPD 24 - USS Arlington |
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class: Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD); San Antonio
class Builder: Huntington Ingalls Industries, Ingalls Operations, Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA STATUS: Awarded: November 6, 2006 Laid down: May 26, 2008 Launched: November 23, 2010 Christened: March 26, 2011 Commissioned: February 8, 2013 IN SERVICE Homeport: Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia Namesake: Arlington County, Virginia Ships Motto: STRENGTH - HONOR - FORTITUDE Technical Data: see: INFO > San Antonio class Amphibious Transport Dock - LPD |
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 returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - October 2022  returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - October 2022  Klapeida, Lithuania - September 2022  Baltic Sea - August 2022  Baltic Sea - August 2022  Baltic Sea - August 2022  Atlantic Ocean - August 2022  Aegean Sea - May 2022  Aegean Sea - May 2022  well deck operations - Aegean Sea - May 2022  exercise Northern Viking 22 - off Iceland - April 2022  exercise Northern Viking 22 - off Iceland - April 2022  departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - March 2022  Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - March 2022  Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - January 2022  Atlantic Ocean - October 2021  a RIM-116 rolling airframe missile (RAM) was fired - Atlantic Ocean - September 2021  air defense system console - Atlantic Ocean - September 2021  humanitarian assistance - Caribbean Sea, off Haiti - August 2021  humanitarian assistance - Caribbean Sea, off Haiti - August 2021  humanitarian assistance - Caribbean Sea, off Haiti - August 2021  humanitarian assistance - Caribbean Sea, off Haiti - August 2021  humanitarian assistance - Caribbean Sea, off Haiti - August 2021  humanitarian assistance - Caribbean Sea, off Haiti - August 2021  humanitarian assistance - Caribbean Sea, off Haiti - August 2021  humanitarian assistance - Caribbean Sea, off Haiti - August 2021  humanitarian assistance - Caribbean Sea, off Haiti - August 2021  Caribbean Sea - August 2021  Atlantic Ocean - August 2021  Atlantic Ocean - August 2021  departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia for Haiti disaster relief - August 2021  Atlantic Ocean - August 2021  Atlantic Ocean - August 2021  Atlantic Ocean - August 2021  Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - July 2021  Atlantic Ocean - March 2021  Atlantic Ocean - March 2021  Atlantic Ocean - March 2021  Atlantic Ocean - March 2021  damage control olympics - Atlantic Ocean - February 2021  off Rota, Spain - June 2019  off Rota, Spain - June 2019  Suez Canal - June 2019  Atlantic Ocean - December 2018  Atlantic Ocean - December 2018  Atlantic Ocean - December 2018  Atlantic Ocean - December 2018  departing Morehead City, North Carolina after embarking 22nd MEU - December 2018  departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - December 2018  departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - December 2018  well deck operations during a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) - Atlantic Ocean - October 2018  during a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) - Atlantic Ocean - October 2018  Atlantic Ocean - September 2018  well deck operations - Atlantic Ocean - September 2018  Atlantic Ocean - August 2018  Atlantic Ocean - August 2018  MEU embarking - Morehead City, North Carolina - August 2018  departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - August 2018  departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - August 2018  Atlantic Ocean - June 2018  Fleet Week New York - May 2018  Fleet Week New York - May 2018  Fleet Week New York - May 2018  Fleet Week New York - May 2018  Fleet Week New York - May 2018  Fleet Week New York - May 2018  Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) operations - exercise Bold Alligator - Atlantic Ocean - October 2017  during exercise BALTOPS 17 - Baltic Sea - June 2017  during exercise BALTOPS 17 - Baltic Sea - June 2017  during exercise BALTOPS 17 - Baltic Sea - June 2017  during exercise BALTOPS 17 - Baltic Sea - June 2017  Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) prepare to depart the well deck during exercise BALTOPS 17 - Baltic Sea - June 2017  Swinoujscie, Poland - June 2017  Swinoujscie, Poland - June 2017  Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) departing the well deck - Atlantic Ocean - April 2017  Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV-P7/A1) prepare to depart the well deck - Atlantic Ocean - April 2017  USS Arlington conducts a stern gate marriage with a landing craft utility (LCU) - Atlantic Ocean - April 2017  Atlantic Ocean - March 2017  Atlantic Ocean - March 2017  Atlantic Ocean - March 2017  Atlantic Ocean - March 2017  A rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) is lowered by the knuckleboom crane into the boat valley of USS Arlington - Atlantic Ocean - June 2016  Mediterranean Sea - April 2016  Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, Fox Company and Echo Battery, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) and Sailors assigned to USS Arlington pose for a photo on the flight deck - January 2016  Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - October 2015  Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - October 2015  Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - October 2015  Lisbon, Portugal - October 2015  departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - October 2015  departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - October 2015  Atlantic Ocean - July 2015  Atlantic Ocean - June 2015  Atlantic Ocean - June 2015  departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - May 2015  Atlantic Ocean - March 2015  Atlantic Ocean - March 2015  during exercise Bold Alligator - Atlantic Ocean - October 2014  Atlantic Ocean - August 2014  Sailors aboard USS Arlington recover an Orion capsule into the well deck during an exercise as part of NASA's first key Orion stationary recovery test at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - August 2013  Sailors aboard USS Arlington recover an Orion capsule into the well deck during an exercise as part of NASA's first key Orion stationary recovery test at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - August 2013  Sailors aboard USS Arlington recover an Orion capsule into the well deck - Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - August 2013  Sailors aboard USS Arlington recover an Orion capsule into the well deck - Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - August 2013  Sailors aboard USS Arlington recover an Orion capsule into the well deck - Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - August 2013  a NASA Orion capsule in the well deck - Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - August 2013  a NASA Orion capsule was loaded into the well deck - Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - August 2013  commissioning ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - April 6, 2013  commissioning ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - April 6, 2013  commissioning ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - April 6, 2013  commissioning ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - April 6, 2013  commissioning ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - April 6, 2013  Norfolk, Virginia - March 2013  Norfolk, Virginia - March 2013  Norfolk, Virginia - March 2013  undated  undated  undated  undated  sea trials  sea trials  launching at HII Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi - November 23, 2010  launching at HII Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi - November 23, 2010  during construction - Pascagoula, Mississippi  during construction - Pascagoula, Mississippi (Huntington Ingalls Industries photo via USN)  during construction - Pascagoula, Mississippi |
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USS Arlington (LPD 24): The keel for amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) was laid down on May 26, 2008, at Northrop Grumman’s Ingalls shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Builder’s Trials of the Arlington started August 21, 2012 and were completed August 30, 2012. Arlington commissioned April 6, 2013 at Naval Station Norfolk. She departed October 9, 2015 for her first deployment to the Mediterranean and Arabian Gulf areas of operations. There, she participated in Trident Juncture 2016 and returned to the United States May 3, 2016. Soon after returning home, she departing again to take part in the historic Fourth of July parade in Bristol, Rhode Island. After a seven-month shipyard overhaul, Arlington participated in BALTOPS 2017, an annual multinational, maritime-focused exercise designed to provide high-end training for the participants. She worked alongside partner nations Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, the United Kingdom and NATO’s Enhanced Opportunities Partners, Finland and Sweden. Following BALTOPS 2017, Arlington participated in Bold Alligator 2018, a live, events-driven exercise featuring U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and partner nation forces, which provided the Navy and Marine Corps tactical-level training for amphibious operations. In March 2018, Arlington completed her first Board of Inspection and Survey. Arlington departed for a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 6th and 5th Fleet areas of operation in December 2018. There, she participated in Operations Zircon Storm and Odyssey Resolve, as well as Exercise Alexander the Great. Arlington also safely and successfully conducted an unprecedented pier-side theater security cooperation port visit in Tunis, Tunisia, a first for a U.S. Navy surface combatant in over 17 years. Arlington provided critical assistance to the U.S. Coast Guard in March 2021 in support of a long-distance medical evacuation mission off the coast of Bermuda. In August 2021, Arlington was activated as the U.S. Navy’s east coast Defense Support to Civil Authorities (DSCA) ship for a humanitarian aid/disaster relief (HADR) mission after Haiti was struck by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake. Through coordinated efforts, Arlington was able to deliver over 100,000 pounds of food to local Haitians in need. Arlington’s second deployment in March 2022 was to the U.S. 6th Fleet, where they operated in the High North, Mediterranean Sea and Baltic Sea. Arlington and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) participated in Operations Northern Viking, Alexander the Great, EFES and African Lion. They also conducted interoperability training with Sweden and Finland, ensuring lasting partnerships as the two countries applied to become members of NATO. While deployed, Arlington became the first U.S. Navy warship in history to conduct a port visits Volos, Greece; Alexandrouplis, Greece; Gabes, Tunisia; and Gotland Island, Sweden. |
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Arlington: Arlington honors the city and county in Northern Virginia, and the 184 victims who died when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon. In naming the ship Secretary of the Navy Gordon England said, "USS Arlington will help America project power to the far reaches of the earth and will support the cause of freedom as we engage in the current war on terrorism. The courage and heroism of the people aboard the flight, and in the Pentagon, will never be forgotten by the American people.” This is the third U.S. Navy ship named Arlington. Steel, taken from the Pentagon after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks will be displayed aboard. Arlington, Virginia: In 1791, President George Washington commissioned architect Charles L’Enfant and geographer Andrew Ellicott to define the boundaries of Washington, D.C., assisted by Benjamin Banneker, a scientist and surveyor. At the time, federal construction on the Virginia side of the Potomac was prohibited. That area became Arlington, Va., the smallest selfgoverning county in the Continental United States. Its 26 square miles are dotted with memorials honoring our nation’s heroes including the U.S. Air Force Memorial, U.S. Marine Corps Memorial, and the Women in the Military Memorial. More than 300,000 brave men and women from all of our nation’s wars are also buried in Arlington National Cemetery. The Pentagon: The Pentagon, headquarters for the U.S. Department of Defense, is the world’s largest office building, containing 6.5 million square feet of office space. Each day, 23,000 military and civilian employees arrive at the Pentagon to defend the United States. In 1941, with much of Europe controlled by Nazi Germany, President Franklin D. Roosevelt rushed its construction. Ground was broken for the Pentagon on September 11, 1941, 60 years to the day prior to the 2001 attacks. After the attacks, the damaged section of the Pentagon was reconstructed and occupied by Sept. 11, 2002, under the “Phoenix Project.” Bearing the motto “Strength, Honor, Fortitude,” the ship Arlington (LPD 24), like the occupants of the Pentagon, will serve to defend the United States and what our nation stands for around the world. |
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