U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Sailors with the Amphibious Squadron 6 (PHIBRON), train aboard the USS Arlington (LPD-24) during PHIBRON-MEU Integration Training, Atlantic Ocean N.C., June 18, 2018. PHIBRON-MEU Integration Training is a two-week training evolution that allows Marines and Sailors to train as a…
10/23/2015: The live portion of Trident Juncture – NATO’s biggest exercise in over a decade, kicks off today. Portuguese “Fuzileiros” Marines and U.S. Marines put forces ashore in a beach in Pinheiro da Cruz from the USS Arlington in an amphibious assault training exercise. Meanwhile in San Gregorio, Spain, the Baltic…
11/01/2014: Bold Alligator 2014 is a crisis response exercise and continues the work of Bold Alligator 2012 and Bold Alligator 2013. It is about calibrating insertion forces against various threats. Insertion Forces Front Line Defence The forces are American and coalition with several nations contributing ships, and combat personnel to…
11/01/2014: Bold Alligator 2014 is a crisis response exercise and continues the work of BA 2012 and BA 2013. It is about calibrating insertion forces against various threats. The forces are American and coalition with several nations contributing ships, and combat personnel to both the planning and execution of the…
11/01/2013: A group from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam visits USS Arlington to receive capabilities briefs from various Naval Expeditionary Combat Command elements at Naval Station Norfolk. Credit: Expeditionary Combat Camera:10/28/13 We were present at the christening of the USS Arlington and have visited since. For our latest piece on…
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…
04/10/2013: USS Arlington LPD24 Commissioning was held in early April 2013. Credit:Defense Media Activity - Navy:4/8/13 According to Scott McCaffrey of The Sun Gazette: A crowd of 6,000 gathered April 6 at Naval Station Norfolk for the commissioning of the USS Arlington in a colorful ceremony whose roots date to…
