Photo By Seaman Jacob Turrigiano | 210301-N-OI940-2023 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 1, 2021) The amphibious transport dock ship...... read more read more
ATLANTIC OCEAN –The amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17), part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Readiness Group (IWOARG), conducted replenishment-at-sea with the fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6), April 29, 2021.
San Antonio received fuel for the ship, allowing operational capability and flexibility through sea-based logistics.
“Replenishment at sea has been and continues to be the way for us to operate at sea, far from home, enabling support to foreign policy,” said Cmdr. James Irrgang, San Antonio’s executive officer.
The combined IWOARG and 24th MEU have roughly 4,300 Sailors and Marines. The ARG-MEU is deployed to SIXTHFLT in support of regional NATO Allies and partners as well as U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa.
The IWOARG consists of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), Carter Hall (LSD 50), and the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17). Embarked detachments for the Iwo Jima ARG include Amphibious Squadron Four, Fleet Surgical Team (FST) Six, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26, Tactical Air Control Squadron (TACRON) 21, Naval Beach Group (NBG) Two, Beach Master Unit (BMU) Two, Assault Craft Unit (ACU) Two and Four, and Sailors from Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) Two.
The 24th MEU mission is to provide the United States with a forward-deployed, amphibious force-in-readiness capable of executing missions across the full spectrum of combat and military operations other than war, and consists of four basic elements, the Command Element, Ground Combat Element, Air Combat Element and the Logistics Combat Element. The unit consists of a ground combat element, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1/8, a logistics combat element, Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 24, and an aviation combat element, Marine Medium Tilt-Rotor Squadron (VMM) 162 Reinforced.
U.S. Sixth Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa.
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| Date Taken: | 04.29.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 05.04.2021 14:23 |
| Story ID: | 395594 |
| Location: | ATLANTIC OCEAN |
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