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    3732154; -157.9809546 USS Peleliu (LHA-5) is a Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy, named for the Battle of Peleliu of World War II...
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    The Battle of Peleliu, codenamed Operation Stalemate II by the US military, was fought between the United States and Japan during the Mariana and Palau...
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    2014 to replace USS Peleliu of the Tarawa class; as many as eleven will be built. The design of the America class is based on that of USS Makin Island,...
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    From December 1993 to July 1994, Marines of VMA-214 deployed aboard USS Peleliu and participated in contingency Operation Restore Hope and Operation...
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    class, USS Tarawa, began on 15 November 1971, and she was commissioned into the Navy on 29 May 1976. The last of the five ships, USS Peleliu, was completed...
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    (PDF). USS Halsey. Retrieved 22 September 2007. [dead link] Crabbe, Kendra. "USS Halsey Changes Command". Retrieved 20 August 2008. "Last of Peleliu strike...
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    to the USS Peleliu where he received the following treatment: 12 days after his US capture in Afghanistan, he was operated on by the Peleliu's senior...
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    fleet USS Peleliu (LHA-5), a Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41), a dock landing ship and the lead ship of her class USS Vella...
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  • area and Southern California. Scenes were filmed onboard the USS Peleliu (LHA-5) and the USS Missouri (BB-63), the latter still in mothballs. The opening...
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  • United States Navy during the early 90’s as a Deck Seaman onboard the USS Peleliu (decommissioned) stationed at Naval Base San Diego. José Solano at IMDb...
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    destroyer USS David R. Ray in the late 1980s. The first 30 missiles were built in FY85, and they became operational on 14 November 1992, onboard USS Peleliu. SeaRAM...
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    involved, from the unit USS Peleliu Amphibious Readiness Group. The ships included the ship USS Anchorage, USS Peleliu, USS Duluth, USS Frederick. The Marine...
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    donation hold) USS Peleliu – (In Reserve) Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship (LPH) USS Iwo Jima USS Okinawa USS Guadalcanal USS Guam USS Tripoli – (Converted...
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    embarked): USS Peleliu, USS Cleveland, USS Comstock, USS Bristol County, and a large number of other vessels: USS Midway, USS Curts, USS Rodney M. Davis, USS Thach...
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    September 2012, Rushmore departed San Diego on a 7-month deployment with USS Peleliu, and USS Green Bay under the command of Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON)Three...
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    Peleliu Airfield (FAA LID: C23) is a small airfield on Peleliu, one of the islands of Palau. It also served as an airfield during World War II. Peleliu...
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  • Battle of Peleliu. Laid down, 20 December 1942 at Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisc; Launched, 10 March 1943; Commissioned USS PC-1230...
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    Expeditionary Strike Group – USS Nassau (LHA-4) Peleliu Expeditionary Strike Group – USS Peleliu (LHA-5) - in September 1997, USS Peleliu ARG took part in Fleet...
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    A frocking ceremony on board the USS Peleliu...
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    Harriers attached to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked aboard USS Peleliu became the first Harriers to fly combat missions in Afghanistan during...
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    2012, the 15th MEU was deployed with the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group (USS Peleliu, USS Green Bay, and USS Rushmore as a theater reserve and crisis...
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    3, the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), USS Peleliu, the guided-missile cruiser Port Royal, the guided-missile destroyer...
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    commanding officer of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) from November 2015 to August 2018, commanding officer of USS Peleliu (LHA-5) from December 2013...
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    USS Tripoli (LPH-10) USS Inchon (LPH-12) Tarawa class: USS Tarawa (LHA-1) USS Saipan (LHA-2) USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3) USS Nassau (LHA-4) USS Peleliu (LHA-5)...
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    final disposition pending. USS Peleliu (LHA-5) Tarawa Amphibious Assault Ship Stricken, final disposition pending. USS Port Royal (CG-73) Ticonderoga...
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    Peleliu Naval Base was a major United States Navy sea and airbase base on Peleliu island, one of sixteen states of Palau. The United States Marine Corps...
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    United States Marine who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on Peleliu during World War II. At the age of 19, PFC Jackson single-handedly destroyed...
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    AH-64E undergoes landing qualification on an amphibious assault ship, the USS Peleliu...
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    Austin John Winkler Winkler on board the USS Peleliu, 2008 Background information Birth name Austin John Winkler Born (1981-10-25) October 25, 1981 (age 42)...
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    2005 LHA-4 USS Nassau July 28, 1979 March 31, 2011 LHA-5 USS Peleliu May 3, 1980 April 7, 2015 America-class amphibious assault ships LHA-6 USS America October...
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