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Commander, Marine Corps Forces Command, Lt. Gen. Bobbi Shea, hosts Lt. Gen. Eric Austin’s visit to the USS Arlington (LPD 24), a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock and one of three warships comprising the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), on October 4, 2024, in Norfolk, Virginia. Austin, the Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration, engaged with the ship's crew and leadership to discuss embarked Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU) landing force’s critical requirement for the ship’s versatility, readiness, and combat capability. LPD-24 and amphibious warships of its class provide the Navy and Marine Corps team with modern, networked, and survivable sea-bases that operate with 21st century transformational landing craft required to deliver landing forces ashore and conduct expeditionary warfare missions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Servante R. Coba)
241004-M-EI266-1460.JPG Photo By: Staff Sgt. Servante Coba

Oct 8, 2024
Norfolk, Va. - Commander, Marine Corps Forces Command, Lt. Gen. Bobbi Shea, hosts Lt. Gen. Eric Austin’s visit to the USS Arlington (LPD 24), a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock and one of three warships comprising the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), on October 4, 2024, in Norfolk, Virginia. Austin, the Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration, engaged with the ship's crew and leadership to discuss embarked Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU) landing force’s critical requirement for the ship’s versatility, readiness, and combat capability. LPD-24 and amphibious warships of its class provide the Navy and Marine Corps team with modern, networked, and survivable sea-bases that operate with 21st century transformational landing craft required to deliver landing forces ashore and conduct expeditionary warfare missions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Servante R. Coba)


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