NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (July 18, 2022) File photo captioned, “In September 1957, LST 32 Alameda County, was converted and re-designated an Advance Aviation Base ship, AVB 1. First of her class, the new ship was designed to provide fuel, spare parts, technicians and facilities necessary to establish and operate an airstrip for patrol and carrier aircraft in locations where there were no base facilities. Late in October 1956, Israel, Britain, and France retaliated against Egypt after its seizure of the Suez Canal. In response to the crisis, USS Alameda County moved to Souda Bay, Crete, and had an emergency air base in operation by 22 November. From then until 4 December, she staged United Nations forces into the troubled area while evacuating Americans and other foreign nationals. In July 1958, Alameda County again demonstrated her capabilities when United States Marine Corps forces landed in Lebanon to help stabilize the volatile situation in that country. She returned to Souda Bay on 14 July and spent the next three months housing feeding, rearming, and refueling the air squadrons flying support missions for the marines in Beirut”. Naval Support Activity Souda Bay is an operational ashore base that enables U.S., Allied, and Partner nation forces to be where they are needed when they are needed to preserve security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Nicholas S. Tenorio/Released)
| Date Taken: | 07.18.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 08.10.2022 04:09 |
| Photo ID: | 7362071 |
| VIRIN: | 220718-N-YD328-0012 |
| Resolution: | 3462x2333 |
| Size: | 1.4 MB |
| Location: | GR |
| Web Views: | 57 |
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