VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Oct. 13, 2022) – Cmdr. Beth Nelson, commanding officer of the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), embraces her daughter on the pier after the ship returned to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story following a deployment with the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), Oct. 13. More than 4,000 Sailors and Marines assigned to the Kearsarge ARG supported a wide range of interoperability opportunities and exercises across the Sixth Fleet area of operations increasing combat readiness and crisis response capabilities while strengthe


VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Oct. 13, 2022) – Cmdr. Beth Nelson, commanding officer of the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), embraces her daughter on the pier after the ship returned to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story following a deployment with the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), Oct. 13. More than 4,000 Sailors and Marines assigned to the Kearsarge ARG supported a wide range of interoperability opportunities and exercises across the Sixth Fleet area of operations increasing combat readiness and crisis response capabilities while strengthening relationships with both NATO Allies and partners.


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