Navy Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Botts
The U.S. Navy will commission the future USS Richard M. McCool, Jr. (LPD 29), a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, on September 7, 2024, at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida. Richard M. McCool, Jr. is the 13th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock (LPD) to be commissioned in the United States Navy, and the first U.S. Navy ship to bear this namesake.