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| Keywords: US Navy 060114-N-2736O-004 USS San Antonio (LPD 17) commissioning ceremony.jpg en Naval Station Ingleside Jan 14 2006 From left to right Ship s sponsor the Honorable Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson Deputy Secretary of Defense the honorable Gordon R England Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen Michel W Hagee and Chief of Naval Operations Adm Mike Mullen salute the colors during the commissioning ceremony for USS San Antonio LPD 17 As the first in her class USS San Antonio LPD 17 represents a key element of the Navy s seabase transformation Collectively San Antonio-class will functionally replace over 41 ships LPD 4 LSD 36 LKA 113 and LST 1179 classes of amphibious ships providing the Navy and Marine Corps with modern seabased platforms that are networked survivable and built to operate with 21st century transformational platforms such as the MV-22 Osprey the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle EFV and future means by which Marines are delivered ashore San Antonio will be homeported at Naval Station Norfolk Va U S Navy photo by Journalist Seaman Apprentice Charles A Ordoqui RELEASED 2006-01-14 060114-N-2736O-004 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 31237 U S Navy photo by Journalist Seaman Apprentice Charles A Ordoqui PD-USGov-Military-Navy Michael G Mullen in 2006 Gordon R England Kay Bailey Hutchison Michael W Hagee Commissioning of USS San Antonio LPD-17 Taken with Nikon D70s Salutes | ||||
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