Keywords: US Navy 071215-N-6386V-001 More than 3,000 guests attended the commissioning ceremony for USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19).jpg en PANAMA CITY Fla Dec 15 2007 More than 3 000 guests attended the commissioning ceremony for USS Mesa Verde LPD 19 Mesa Verde is the third amphibious transport dock of the San Antonio class and will support the Marine Corps mobility triad which consists of the landing craft air cushion advanced amphibious assault vehicles and the MV-22A Osprey tilt rotor aircraft The ship also provides improved war fighting capabilities including an advanced command-and-control suite increased lift-capacity in vehicle and cargo-carrying capability and advanced ship-survivability features The ship is named after Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado a significant archaeological and anthropological site that in 1906 Congress established as the first cultural park in the National Park Systems U S Navy photo by Heather Vann Released 2007-12-15 071215-N-6386V-001 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 53865 U S Navy photo by Heather Vann PD-USGov-Military-Navy Commissioning of USS Mesa Verde LPD-19 |