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| Amphibious Assault Ship | News | Date | Evolution |
| Forward Deployed | |||
| LHD-6 Bonhomme Richard | [news] [facebook] |
10 Apr 2015 11 Oct 2014 25 Apr 2014 16 Mar 2013 23 Apr 2012 Apr 2011 29 Sep 2010 |
completed three-month deployment to 7th Fleet AOR set TCCOR 3 due to typhoon "Return to Homeport" training 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 | |||
| LHD-7 Iwo Jima | [news] |
Apr 2015 30 Mar 2015 22 Jan 2015 09 Aug 2014 20 Dec 2012 01 Aug 2012 18 July 2012 Feb 2012 21 Dec 2011 |
Yemen waters mid-voyage repair/port visit in Duqm, Oman Iwo Jima and Fort McHenry moved from the Gulf of Aden to Red Sea preparing for Exercise Bold Alligator 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) |
| Pre-Deployment | |||
| LHD-2 Essex | [news] |
21 Apr 2015 16 Sep 2014 Mar 2014 18 Sep 2012 23 Apr 2012 23 Jan 2012 |
Certification Exercise (CERTEX) - good to go In port, San Diego Returned 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 |
| LHD-1 Wasp |
[news] [news] |
2016 26 Mar 2015 30 Sep 2014 15 Aug 2013 12 Nov 2012 01 Nov 2012 Feb 2012 |
Marine Expeditionary Unit/Amphibious Ready Group deployment combat systems ship qualification trial (CSSQT) - good to go completed 1-yr dry-dock phased maintenance availability (DPMA) F-35B Lightning II Development Testing II (DT-II) Returns from supporting Hurricane Sandy relief operations Deploys in support of Hurricane Sandy relief operations Participates in Exercise Bold Alligator 2012 |
| LHD-3 Kearsarge | [news] |
19 Feb 2015 10 Nov 2014 12 Sep 2014 15 Jul 2014 25 Mar 2013 Feb 2012 29 Nov 2011 27 Apr 2011 |
Force Protection Exercises (FPEX) at Naval Station Norfolk completed ex Bold Alligator 2014 Conducting sea trials Completes sea trials 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 |
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| LHD-8 Makin Island | [news] |
25 Feb 2015 10 Oct 2014 02 Oct 2014 12 Sep 2014 22 Jun 2012 06 Jan 2012 28 Nov 2011 14 Nov 2011 |
returned to San Diego Underway Arabian Gulf relieved Bataan ARG arrived US 5th Fleet AOR 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] |
30 Oct 2014 03 Oct 2014 11 Sep 2014 31 Aug 2014 Feb 2012 27 Jan 2012 06 Jan 2012 27 Apr 2011 |
Returned To Homeport transited the Suez Canal into the Med AV-8B Harrier from Bataan first USMC strike against ISEL ordered to remain in the 5th Fleet AOR Returned 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-4 Boxer | [news] [wordpress] [facebook] |
13 Feb 2015 02 Jul 2014 11 Feb 2013 28 Jan 2013 20 Dec 2012 27 Aug 2012 |
finishing maintenance period and regaining operational certifications undergoing planned maintenance availability period (PMA) at San Diego Participating in Exercise Iron Fist Exercise Dawn Blitz 2013 begins Completes certification exercise (CERTEX) Underway off Southern California |
| LHA-6 America | [news] |
03 Apr 2015 11 Oct 2014 20 Oct 2012 06 Apr 2012 17 Jul 2009 |
completed final contractor trials (FCT) Comissioned Christened Launched Keel laid |
| Building | |||
| LHA 7 Tripoli |
Jun 2018 Oct 2016 20 Jun 2014 31 May 2012 |
Delivery Launch Keel Laid Contract Awarded | |
| Decommissioned | |||
| LHA-5 Peleliu | [news] |
31 Mar 2015 13 Oct 2014 27 Sep 2014 25 Mar 2013 19 Sep 2012 29 Aug 2012 |
Decommissioned Remained at Subic Bay pending murder investigation Arrived Subic Bay for PHIBLEX 2015 On scheduled deployment in the Fifth Fleet AOR Deploys to the Western Pacific ocean Completes certification exercise (CERTEX) |
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