An Italian AV-8B Harrier takes off from the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is on a scheduled deployment as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group in support of maritime security operations, crisis response and theater security cooperation, while also providing a…
11/23/2015: ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 19, 2015) An AV-8B Harrier assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU), launches from the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) to conduct their first missions over Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Kearsarge is deployed to…
03/25/2015: By Robbin Laird In 2007, the HMS Illustrious was the first non-US ship on which an Osprey was to land. I had the opportunity to be aboard one of those Ospreys and land on the ship and observe Marines working with the Royal Navy and operating their Harriers off of the…
01/30/2015: Aerial footage of USS Kearsarge (LHD3) during exercise Bold Alligator off the eastern coast of the United States, Nov. 6th, 2014. Credit:2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Combat Camera:11/6/14
12/28//2013: In this slideshow, LCAC operations are viewed as part of the USS Kearsarge amphibious group. [slidepress gallery='uss-kearsarge-lcac-operations'] Credit:USS Kearsarge (LHD 3):10/23/13 In the first photo, Sailors from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4 direct a light armored vehicle (LAV) aboard a landing craft air cushion (LCAC) during LCAC operations with…
12/04/2013: U.S. Marines assigned to Low Altitude Air Defense Platoon, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct Stinger Launch Simulator Familiarization training aboard USS Kearsarge, at sea, Oct. 2, 2013. Credit:26th Marine Expeditionary Unit:10/2/13
09/24/2013: An interview of U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Cody Hill, native of Rome, Ga., and an AV-8B Harrier airframe mechanic assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced). 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), on the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, July 20, 2013. The…
09/18/2013: A time-lapse of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) conducting a resupply at sea with the USNS Patuxent (T-AO-201), July 20, 2013. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving…
