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01-25-09, 06:57 AM
January 25, 2009
Ship to support 'mobility triad'
Press-Gazette
Designated as LPD 20, the USS Green Bay is the fourth amphibious transport dock ship in the 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 landing craft air cushion, the expeditionary fighting vehicle and the Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. The ship will provide improved war fighting capabilities including an advanced command-and-control suite, increased lift-capability in vehicle and cargo-carrying capacity and advanced ship-survivability features.
Cmdr. Joseph Olson, a native of Madison, will be the first commanding officer of the ship. Olson graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1991 and received his commission from the Naval Reserve Office Training Corps. He will lead a crew of approximately 360 officers and enlisted personnel and three Marines. Upon commissioning, the ship's home port will be San Diego.
For information about this class of ship, visit www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&tid=600&ct=4.
— U.S. Department of Defense
Ellie
Ship to support 'mobility triad'
Press-Gazette
Designated as LPD 20, the USS Green Bay is the fourth amphibious transport dock ship in the 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 landing craft air cushion, the expeditionary fighting vehicle and the Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. The ship will provide improved war fighting capabilities including an advanced command-and-control suite, increased lift-capability in vehicle and cargo-carrying capacity and advanced ship-survivability features.
Cmdr. Joseph Olson, a native of Madison, will be the first commanding officer of the ship. Olson graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1991 and received his commission from the Naval Reserve Office Training Corps. He will lead a crew of approximately 360 officers and enlisted personnel and three Marines. Upon commissioning, the ship's home port will be San Diego.
For information about this class of ship, visit www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&tid=600&ct=4.
— U.S. Department of Defense
Ellie