USS Portland (LPD 27) Commissioning
Welcome to Navy Live blog coverage of the commissioning of the Navy’s newest amphibious transport dock, USS Portland (LPD 27). Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan will deliver the ceremony’s principal address. Bonnie Amos, wife of the 35th commandant of the Marine Corps, retired Gen. James F. Amos, serves as the ship’s sponsor. In …
Your Navy Operating Forward – Celebes Sea, Aegean Sea, Black Sea
Right now your Navy is 100 percent on watch around the globe helping to preserve the American way of life. Whether it be operating and training off the coast of Spain or forward deployed to the Arabian Gulf, the flexibility and presence provided by our U.S. naval forces provides national leaders with great options for …
Your Navy Operating Forward – Sulu Sea, Bohol Sea, South Pacific
Right now your Navy is 100 percent on watch around the globe helping to preserve the American way of life. Whether it be operating and training off the coast of Spain or forward deployed to the Arabian Gulf, the flexibility and presence provided by our U.S. naval forces provides national leaders with great options for …
Future USS Portland (LPD 27) Christened
Our newest amphibious transport dock ship, the future USS Portland (LPD 27), is now one step closer to joining the Fleet. In a time-honored Navy tradition, ship sponsor Bonnie Amos, wife […]