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USS KEARSARGE HOSTS CHIEF PINNING CEREMONY
NAVAL STATION NORFOLK (Sept. 16, 2026) Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) holds a chief pinning ceremony, Sept. 16, 2026. Kearsarge’s mission is to transport, support, and deploy U.S. Marine Corps forces: enabling sea, land, and air operational capability. An amphibious ready g
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NAVAL STATION NORFOLK (Sept. 16, 2026) Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) holds a chief pinning ceremony, Sept. 16, 2026. Kearsarge’s mission is to transport, support, and deploy U.S. Marine Corps forces: enabling sea, land, and air operational capability. An amphibious ready group’s unique abilities give geographic combat commanders a more flexible, agile force, for aggregated or dis-aggregated operations across the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jack Stann

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