05/14/2013: The USS Arlington was dockside in Norfolk where it participated in the Bold Alligator 2013 exercise.
It was a synthetic exercise so it was one of several ships which participated in this manner.
This slideshow was shot on May 1, 2013 during a series of interviews with participants in the exercise.
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Credit Photos: Second Line of Defense
- The first photo shows the memorial plaque aboard the ship.
- The second photo shows three of the persons interviewed, the executive officer, the cargo officer and the fuel officer, aboard the ship.
- The third photo shows the cargo bay where the LCACs would operate.
- The fourth photo shows the flight deck.
- The fifth and sixth photos show the consolidated radar tower.
- The final two photos show signs donated by Arlington County to be onboard the ship.