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Thursday, November 28, 2013

Amphibious transport dock New York sails to new home in Mayport next week

USS New YorkThe amphibious transport dock New York will leave Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on Dec. 4 for its new homeport at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., and arriveon Dec. 6.

It’s the first move in the transition of the three-ship Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group to the Northern Florida port. The amphibious assault ship Iwo Jima and the dock landing ship Fort McHenry are scheduled to start calling the base home by the end of fiscal year 2014.

What’s not clear yet is exactly when the other two ships will make the move, though Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jon Greenert told Navy Times Nov. 14 that the moves will happen on schedule. The money — which was allocated in the 2013 defense budget — won’t be impacted by sequestration.

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