4,000 sailors, Marines join Kearsarge group deploying from Norfolk and heading across Atlantic
By DAVE RESS
DAILY PRESS |
MAR 16, 2022 AT 4:12 PM
The Kearsarge and its ready group include roughly 4,000 sailors and Marines. (U.S. Navy)
The USS Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group deployed Wednesday from Norfolk, headed south to pick up Marines from the 22 Marine Expeditionary Unit before heading across the Atlantic.
On its way past Joint Base Little Creek-Fort Story, the Kearsarge, USS Arlington and USS Gunston Hall loaded the hovercrafts and landing craft that sailors use to move the Marines on and off beaches, as well as helicopters that carry out a range of missions — from search and rescue to law enforcement to striking at adversaries.
The Navy has given few details about the group’s mission, saying only Wednesday that the group will cross the Atlantic.
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