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| Keywords: US Navy 070310-N-9909C-001 Mrs. Carolyn Johnson Shelton, gives the officers and crew of the amphibious transport dock sip USS New Orleans (LPD 18) the command to bring the ship to life during the ship^rsquo,s commissioning cere.jpg en NEW ORLEANS March 10 2007 Mrs Carolyn Johnson Shelton gives the officers and crew of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans LPD 18 the command to bring the ship to life during the ship s commissioning ceremony March 10 2007 Joining Mrs Shelton is Cmdr Brad Skillman ship's commanding officer and Command Master Chief Donald J Graser New Orleans is the second ship in the Navy s new San Antonio class As a critical element in future expeditionary strike groups the ship will support the Marine Corps mobility triad which consists of the LCAC landing craft air cushion the expeditionary fighting vehicle and the Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft MV-22 The ship also provides improved warfighting capabilities including an advanced command-and-control suite increased lift-capacity in vehicle and cargo-carrying capability and advanced ship-survivability features The ship holds the distinction of being the only ship in recent naval history built and commissioned in its namesake city USS New Orleans will be homeported in San Diego Calif U S Navy photo by Cmdr Jane Campbell RELEASED 2007-03-10 070310-N-9909C-001 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 43808 U S Navy photo by Cmdr Jane Campbell PD-USGov-Military-Navy Commissioning of USS New Orleans LPD-18 | ||||
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