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USS Ashland (LSD-48)

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Chief of Naval Operations Letter of Commendation
Precedence of awards is from left to right, top to bottom
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (19AUG2005) - Navy Unit Commendation (2)
Second Row - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (2) - National Defense Service Medal
Third Row - Armed Forces Service Medal (1-Op. Sharpe Edge, Liberia, 1-Op. Uphold Democracy, Haiti, 1-Op. Restore Hope, Somalia) - War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal - Humanitarian Service Medal
Whidbey Island Class Dock Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 4 April 1988, at Avondale Shipbuilding, New Orleans, LA.
  • Launched, 11 November 1989
  • Commissioned USS Ashland, 9 May 1992
  • Ashland (LSD-48) is a unit of PHIGRU2 and is homeported at Little Creek, VA.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 11,471 t.(lt), 16,360 t.(fl)
    Length 609' 7"
    Beam 84'
    Draft 19' 2"
    Speed 20+ kts.
    Complement 24 Officers, 327 Enlisted
    Troop Accommodations 25 Officers, 475 Enlisted
    Aircraft, helicopters (Flight Deck, 2 spots)
    Boats (Well Deck Capacity) up to five LCAC's
    Armament two (mk15 mod1) Phalanx (CIWS) 20 mm Vulcan cannon gun mounts, two (mk16) 25 mm Bushmaster chain gun mounts, six .50 cal machine guns
    Propulsion four Colt Industries PC2.5V 16 cylinder diesels, 2 shafts, combined SHP 33,000
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    Ashland 9k USS Ashland (LSD-48) underway, date and location unknown. USS Ashland
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    Ashland 18k USS Ashland (LSD-48) moored pierside, date and location unknown. Peter Wilson
    Ashland 84k USS Ashland (LSD-48) underway, date and location unknown. .
    Ashland 39k USS Ashland (LSD-48) underway, date and location unknown. .
    Ashland 533k USS Ashland (LSD-48) foreground, the guided missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG-60), center, and the guided missile frigate USS Kauffman (FFG-59), conduct steering maneuvers in the Atlantic Ocean. The ships are part of the Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group on a scheduled deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism.
    US Navy photo # 050405-N-2382W-009 Atlantic Ocean (Apr. 5, 2005) by PHAN Finley Williams    		 Navy Newsstand
    Ashland 457k A Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) assigned to Assault Craft Unit Four (ACU-4) performs maneuvers during training exercises with USS Ashland (LSD-48). The Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in support of the global war on terrorismUS Navy photo # 050420-N-3557N-034 Mediterranean Sea (April 20, 2005) by PHAN Christopher A Newsome Navy Newsstand
    Ashland 2540k USS Ashland (LSD-48) receive stores during a connected replenishment with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) combat stores ship USNS Spica (T-AFS-9). Ashland and Spica are deployed with the Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group and are currently conducting Maritime Security Operations in the Persian Gulf.
    US Navy photo # 050505-N-2382W-008 Persian Gulf (May 5, 2005) by PHAN Finley Williams    		 Navy Newsstand
    Ashland 2760k The amphibious transport dock USS Ponce (LPD-15) and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD-48) receive stores during a connected replenishment with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) combat stores ship USNS Spica (T-AFS-9). Ponce, Ashland and Spica are deployed with the Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group and are currently conducting Maritime Security Operations in the Persian Gulf.
    US Navy photo # 050505-N-2382W-010 Persian Gulf (May 5, 2005) by PHAN Finley Williams    		 Navy Newsstand
    Ashland 992k USS Ashland (LSD-48) and embarked elements of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), arrive in Souda Harbor for a routine port visit on Greece's largest island. Ashland is assigned to the Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group and has been on a regular deployment from its homeport of Little Creek, Va., since March
    US Navy photo # 050901-N-0780F-003 Souda Bay, Crete, Greece (Sep. 1, 2005) by Paul Farley    		 Navy Newsstand
    Ashland 1035k USS Ashland (LSD-48) and embarked elements of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), arrive in Souda Harbor for a routine port visit on Greece's largest island. Ashland is assigned to the Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group and has been on a regular deployment from its homeport of Little Creek, Va., since March.
    US Navy photo # 050901-N-0780F-002 Souda Bay, Crete, Greece (Sep. 1, 2005) by Paul Farley    		 Navy Newsstand
    Ashland 465k USS Ashland (LSD-48) Sailors man the rails as the ship gets underway from Naval Amphibious Base (NAB) Little Creek. Ashland will relieve USS Saipan (LHA-2) in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR).
    US Navy photo # 061116-N-2456S-306 Virginia Beach, Va. (Nov. 16, 2006) by MCSN John Suits    		 Navy Newsstand
    Ashland 790k USS Ashland (LSD-48) foreground, and the guided missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG-60), center, and the guided missile frigate USS Normandy (CG-60) conduct steering maneuvers in the Atlantic Ocean. Ashland and Normandy are assigned to the Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group and are currently returning from a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism.
    US Navy photo # 050917-N-2382W-076 Atlantic Ocean (Sept 17, 2005) by PHAN Finley Williams    		 Navy Newsstand
    Ashland 496k USS Ashland 9LSD-48) moored at Naval Station Norfolk as family and friends gather pier side to await the arrival of the guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG-95).
    US Navy photo # 071219-N-4515N-046 NORFOLK, Va. (Dec 19, 2007) by MCSN Joshua Adam Nuzzo    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Ashland 75k USS Ashland (LSD-48) crosses the Atlantic Ocean, 25 February 2008, during a scheduled deployment as part of the Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility
    US Navy photo.    		 Fred Weiss
    Ashland 1986k USS Ashland (LSD-48) arrives at the Marathi NATO Pier Facility, Souda Bay, Crete, Greece, 14 March 2008, for a route port visit. Ashland is deployed supporting maritime security operations.
    US Navy photo # 080314-N-0780F-002, Souda Bay, Crete (March 14, 2008) by Paul Farley.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Ashland 440k USS Ashland (LSD-48) enters port on opening day of the annual Fleet Week Port Everglades celebration.
    US Navy photo # 090427-N-8670L-006 PORT EVERGLADES, Fla. (April 27, 2009) by Scott Lehr.    		 Lee Wahler
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