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| March
3rd 2003 - Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready
Group to Begin |
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NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) -- More than
4,000 Sailors and Marines attached with the USS Iwo Jima (LHA
7) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) will begin a scheduled
deployment March 4. The ships include the Norfolk-based
amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHA 7), the amphibious
transport dock ship USS Nashville (LPD 13), and the Little
Creek-based amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD
50).The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations
Capable) (MEU/SOC) will also deploy as a major component of
the Iwo Jima ARG.(USN News)
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| March
3rd 2003 - USS Nimitz
Carrier Battle Group to Deploy |
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SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- More than 8,000
Pacific Fleet Sailors assigned to the USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
Carrier Battle Group (CVBG), led by Commander, Cruiser
Destroyer Group 5, Rear Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III, will
deploy March 3 to the Arabian Gulf in support of the global
war on terrorism. The
aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), homeported in San Diego
will deploy with the following battle group ships: USS Chosin
(CG 65), USS Princeton (CG 59), USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), USS
Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60) and USS Bridge (AOE 10).(USN News)
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| March
3rd 2003 - West Coast
Ships Offload in Kuwait |
CAMP PATRIOT, Kuwait (NNS) -- A
joint-service, multinational force is currently participating
in the offload of
seven American West Coast ships at Camp Patriot, Kuwait. The
armada of ships, known as Commander, Task Group (CTG) 51.6,
recently arrived to offload personnel and equipment for
possible future contingencies in the Central Command area of
responsibility. (USN News)
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