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Thursday, January 26, 2012

French Navy training with US Navy ahead of Bold Alligator 2012 Amphibious Exercise


U.S. Navy sailors from Assault Craft Unit Four (ACU4) are working with the crew of the French amphibious vessel (LHD) Mistral (L9013) this week to certify her well deck operations ahead of Bold Alligator 2012, a multi-national amphibious exercise in the USA involving the navies of the US, UK, France and Netherlands.

Bold Alligator 2012, which is scheduled for Jan. 30 through Feb. 12, will be the largest amphibious exercise conducted by the Navy and Marine Corps in at least the last ten years, according to the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command .

"We have worked with the French navy not only here, but also in Toulon, France, to ensure our landing craft and the Mistral's well deck are compatible," said Capt. Mike Ott, ACU4 commanding officer. "This exercise today is the culmination of that planning and work we did overseas."

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