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06-21-03, 06:53 AM
June 30 homecoming date announced for Kearsarge
Associated Press
© June 19, 2003 | Last updated 7:39 PM Jun. 20
NORFOLK -- The amphibious assault ship Kearsarge, which had its homecoming plans disrupted because of the civil war in Liberia, will return to Norfolk Naval Station on June 30, just four days behind schedule, the Navy said today.
The ship had been scheduled to return June 26 with its 1,200 sailors, after dropping off 1,800 Marines in North Carolina. But the ship was ordered to head to the coast of Liberia last week to monitor the situation and be ready to help evacuate U.S. citizens.
The Kearsarge was ordered to head home again after a cease-fire agreement was signed in Liberia on Tuesday.
The ship is part of the Amphibious Task Force East, which deployed on short notice in January to support the war on terrorism and the war in Iraq. The ships carried more than 11,000 sailors and Marines. Only the Kearsarge was diverted and the other ships remain scheduled to drop off Marines June 22-24 in Morehead City, N.C.
On June 25, the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan and the amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce are to return to Norfolk, while the amphibious dock landing ships USS Ashland and USS Gunston Hall will arrive at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base in Virginia Beach. The amphibious assault ship USS Saipan is to return to Norfolk on June 26.
On the Net: http://www.kearsarge.navy.mil/
http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=55731&ran=77517
Sempers,
Roger
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Associated Press
© June 19, 2003 | Last updated 7:39 PM Jun. 20
NORFOLK -- The amphibious assault ship Kearsarge, which had its homecoming plans disrupted because of the civil war in Liberia, will return to Norfolk Naval Station on June 30, just four days behind schedule, the Navy said today.
The ship had been scheduled to return June 26 with its 1,200 sailors, after dropping off 1,800 Marines in North Carolina. But the ship was ordered to head to the coast of Liberia last week to monitor the situation and be ready to help evacuate U.S. citizens.
The Kearsarge was ordered to head home again after a cease-fire agreement was signed in Liberia on Tuesday.
The ship is part of the Amphibious Task Force East, which deployed on short notice in January to support the war on terrorism and the war in Iraq. The ships carried more than 11,000 sailors and Marines. Only the Kearsarge was diverted and the other ships remain scheduled to drop off Marines June 22-24 in Morehead City, N.C.
On June 25, the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan and the amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce are to return to Norfolk, while the amphibious dock landing ships USS Ashland and USS Gunston Hall will arrive at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base in Virginia Beach. The amphibious assault ship USS Saipan is to return to Norfolk on June 26.
On the Net: http://www.kearsarge.navy.mil/
http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=55731&ran=77517
Sempers,
Roger
:marine: