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Feb 16, 2007 · On Feb. 16, 2007, Whidbey Island was awarded the 2006 Battle "E" award. On Oct. 1, 2007, Whidbey Island deployed from Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base. After being deployed to the Horn of Africa, she assisted the M/V Al Marjan and its crew when they were released by Somali pirates.
Jul 22, 2022 · Whidbey Island, first in the Whidbey Island class of dock landing ships, was commissioned in 1985. “That was a special day,” Muldoon said during the decommissioning ceremony.
JULY 26, 2022 – Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship namesake, USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) held a decommissioning ceremony at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Va. on July 22 ...
Jul 27, 2022 · Jul 27, 2022. The dock landing ship Whidbey Island, first of its name and of its class, was decommissioned Friday in a ceremony after nearly 38 years of service. Nine of the ship’s previous ...
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Jun 12, 2023 · Decommissioning the Whidbey Island-class ships would cause the amphibious ship inventory to dip below the 31 amphibs that Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger says he needs and that Congress ...
May 28, 2021 · The Navy plans to save $200.3 million by retiring the Whidbey Island. The Navy also reaffirmed plans to complete the retirement of its first four littoral combat ships , which began last year with ...
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Jul 26, 2022 · Whidbey Island was commissioned Feb. 9, 1985, at Lockheed Shipyard in Seattle. The first ship in a class designed specifically to interface with the landing craft, air cushion (LCAC), assisted in the operational and developmental testing of the amphibious assault craft from July to September 1985 and again in May and July 1986.
