Keywords: US Navy 060114-N-0191T-030 Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Mike Mullen, center, and Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Michael W. Hagee talk with the Chairman of USS San Antonio^rsquo,s Commissioning Committee.jpg en Ingleside Texas Jan 14 2006 Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Mike Mullen center and Commandant of the Marine Corps General Michael W Hagee talk with the Chairman of USS San Antonio s Commissioning Committee Mr Richard M Tres Kleberg III while preparing to sign various artifacts commemorating the ships commissioning As the first in her class USS San Antonio LPD 17 represents a key element of the Navy s seabase transformation Collectively San Antonio-class will functionally replace over 41 ships LPD 4 LSD 36 LKA 113 and LST 1179 classes of amphibious ships providing the Navy and Marine Corps with modern seabased platforms that are networked survivable and built to operate with 21st century transformational platforms such as the MV-22 Osprey the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle EFV and future means by which Marines are delivered ashore U S Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Anthony C Tornetta RELEASED 2006-01-14 060114-N-0191T-030 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 31227 U S Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Anthony C Tornetta PD-USGov-Military-Navy Michael W Hagee Commissioning of USS San Antonio LPD-17 Michael G Mullen in 2006 |