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78k | Wasp (LHD-1) drydocked, at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp, Pascagoula, MS. prior to launching, circa July 1987. US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, August 1989, Courtesy Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. |
Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret | |
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72k | Wasp (LHD-1) underway, date and place unknown. US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, August 1989, Courtesy Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. |
Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret | |
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61k | Wasp (LHD-1) underway during sea trails in the Gulf of Mexico, May 1989. Courtesy Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. photo. |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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159k | Wasp (LHD-1) underway, date and place unknown. US Navy photo |
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45k | Wasp (LHD-1) underway, date and place unknown. US Navy photo |
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46k | Wasp (LHD-1) underway, date and place unknown. US Navy photo |
Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret | |
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192k | Wasp (LHD-1) underway, date and place unknown. US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, August 1990 |
Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret | |
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79k | Wasp (LHD-1) at sea, circa 1997, while launching an air cushion landing craft (LCAC). US Navy photo # 970000-N-00000-001 from the Navy Newsstand. |
Bill Gonyo | |
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144k | Wasp (LHD-1) operating in the Mediterranean Sea, 5 May 1998. US Navy photo # 1-98-527-N-0000W-001 from the Navy Newsstand web site. |
Bernard A. Cardali | |
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79k | Wasp (LHD-1) making her way up river beneath the Verranzo Narrows Bridge, 26 May 1999. The ship was participating in New York City's Fleet Week '99'. U.S. Navy photo # 990526-N-7230N-001 |
Navy NewsStand | |
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77k | Wasp (LHD-1) underway in the Atlantic Ocean, 3 August 2000. Crewmembers proudly proclaim the number of the crew who have qualified for ESWS/EAWS. "EAWS" stands for Enlisted Air Warfare Specialist and "ESWS" stands for Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist. These are enlisted warfare designations attained after extensive training sessions and
an examination. U.S. Navy photo # 000803-N-0803P-001 by PH1 Andrew P. Pruitt, photo from Navy Newsstand web site. |
Bill Gonyo | |
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116k | Wasp (LHD-1) underway, location unknown, 2001. US Navy photo. |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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72k | Flying over Wasp (LHD-l) in the Arabian Sea, June 2002, two CH-53E Sea Stallions prepare to refuel from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron Two Five Two (VMGR-252's KC-135 Hercules. The Sea Stallions from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Two Six One (HMM-261) are assigned to the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) from North Carolina. US Air Force photo by Cheresa D. Clark |
Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret | |
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111k | Wasp (LHD-1) receives nearly 65 thousand gallons of fuel during an underway replenishment (UNREP) with Supply (T-AOE-6), 17 July 2002. The two ships are sailing at a distance of about 150 feet apart, a feat requiring excellent seamanship. The Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The MEU is an expeditionary intervention force with the ability to rapidly organize for combat operations in virtually any environment. It demonstrates the power of the Navy-Marine Corps Team. US Navy photo # 020717-N-6380E-001 by PHAN Teresa Ellison, photo from US Navy Newsstand web site. |
Bill Gonyo | |
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61k | Wasp (LHD-1) entering Grand Harbour, Valletta, Malta, 4th March 2004 while on her way to the Gulf. | George Farrugia | |
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83k | Wasp (LHD-1) pulls into Naval Station Norfolk following a seven-month deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), 18 September 2004. The Wasp-led Expeditionary Strike Group Two (ESG-2) was the first East Coast ESG to deploy. US Navy photo # 040918-N-4953E-021 by PH2 Danny Ewing Jr. |
Navy Newsstand web site | |
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87k | As Wasp (LHD-1) pulls into Naval Station Norfolk, 18 September 2004, line handlers assigned to Kearsarge (LHD 3), stand at parade rest ready to secure the ship to the pier. Wasp returned to Norfolk following a seven-month deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). US Navy photo # 040918-N-6371Q-036 by PHAN Orlando Quintero. |
Navy Newsstand web site | |
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