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| Pre-Deployment Workup | DEPLOYED | Post Deployment | In Overhaul | Building | |
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| Amphibious Assault Ship | News | Date | Evolution |
| Forward Deployed | |||
| LHD-6 Bonhomme Richard | [news] | 16 Mar 2013 23 Apr 2012 Apr 2011 29 Sep 2010 |
Participating in certification exercise (CERTEX) in Seventh Fleet AOR Conducts hull swap with LHD-2 Returns to the fleet Dry-dock planned maintenance availability (DPMA) 9 months |
| Deployed | |||
| LHA-5 Peleliu | [news] | 25 Mar 2013 19 Sep 2012 29 Aug 2012 | On scheduled deployment in the Fifth Fleet AOR Deploys to the Western Pacific ocean Completes certification exercise (CERTEX) |
| LHD-3 Kearsarge | [news] | 25 Mar 2013 Feb 2012 29 Nov 2011 27 Apr 2011 | On scheduled deployment in the Sixth Fleet AOR Participates in Exercise Bold Alligator 2012 Returns to fleet after 4-month docking phased maintenance availability (DPMA) Relieved from supporting Operations Odyssey Dawn and Unified Protector |
| Pre-Deployment | |||
| LHD-4 Boxer | [news] | 11 Feb 2013 28 Jan 2013 20 Dec 2012 27 Aug 2012 | Participating in Exercise Iron Fist Exercise Dawn Blitz 2013 begins Completes certification exercise (CERTEX) Underway off Southern California |
| LHD-1 Wasp | [news] | 12 Nov 2012 1 Nov 2012 Feb 2012 |
Returns from supporting Hurricane Sandy relief operations Deploys in support of Hurricane Sandy relief operations Participates in Exercise Bold Alligator 2012 |
| Post-Deployed | |||
| LHD-7 Iwo Jima | [news] | 20 Dec 2012 1 Aug 2012 18 July 2012 Feb 2012 21 Dec 2011 |
Returns from deployment to Fifth and Sixth Fleet AORs Reaches deployment halfway point Departs Manama, Bahrain after port visit Completes certification exercise (CERTEX) Completes Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) |
| LHD-8 Makin Island | [news] | 22 Jun 2012 6 Jan 2012 28 Nov 2011 14 Nov 2011 |
Returns from maiden deployment to Fifth and Seventh Fleet AORs Assumes duties in Fifth Fleet AOR Arrives in Seventh Fleet AOR Departs on maiden deployment |
| LHD-5 Bataan | [news] | Feb 2012 27 Jan 2012 6 Jan 2012 27 Apr 2011 | Returns to Naval Station Norfolk after 10 1/2 month deployment Port visit in Lisbon, Portugal before returning from deployment Relieved of duties in the Fifth Fleet AOR Begins supporting Operation Unified Protector |
| Maintenance | |||
| LHD-2 Essex | [news] |
Mar 2014 18 Sep 2012 23 Apr 2012 23 Jan 2012 |
Returns to fleet Enters 18-month docking phased maintenance availability (DPMA) Conducts hull swap with LHD-6 Commander, ESG-3 visits to discuss LHD-2/LHD-6 hull swap |
| Building | |||
| LHA-6 America | [news] | ? 2013 20 Oct 2012 6 Apr 2012 17 Jul 2009 | Delivered Christened Launched Keel laid |
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