USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ TRIBUTE TO THE USS TARAWA (LHA-1)& FReeper Brian Wells ~ January 20 2003

January 20, 2003 | snippy about it

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For the record, previous post my html mistake. :)

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Tarawa updates for posterity. :)

April 20, 2003 IN THE NORTH ARABIAN GULF

-- The amphibious assault ships of Task Force 51 come together in an unprecedented formation during operations in the North Arabian Gulf.

This marked the first time that six large deck amphibious ships from the East and West coasts have deployed together in one area of operations.

Led by the flag ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1), the ships in the second row from bottom to top are USS Saipan (LHA 2) and USS Kearsarge (LHD 3); and the third row ships are USS Boxer (LHD 4), USS Bataan (LHD 5) and USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6).

Commander, TaskForce 51 led Navy amphibious forces in the Arabian Gulf region during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

The 32 ships of Task Force 51 composed the largest amphibious force assembled since the Inchon landing during the Korean War.

OIF is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein.