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Sunday, December 11, 2005

USS San Antonio To Arrive In Norfolk Monday

USS San Antonio
The first of the Navy’s newest class of amphibious ship, USS San Antonio will arrive at its homeport of Naval Station Norfolk, Va. for the first time on Monday, Dec. 12.

San Antonio is designed and built to fight. Its function is to support a Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of conducting conventional or special operations. Its warfighting capabilities include a state-of-the-art command and control suite, substantially increased landing force vehicle lift capacity, a large flight deck and advanced ship survivability features that enhance its ability to operate in the littoral environment.

USS San Antonio is the first Navy ship designed to support the 21st Century mobility triad of Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC), the Marines’ MV-22 vertical take off and landing aircraft the Osprey and the Marines’ Expeditionary Fighting Vehicles. The ship is also the first designed for the Advanced Enclosed Mast/Sensor system and well other unique systems.

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