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Amphib USS San Antonio Returns from Southern Command After More Than 8-month Deployment

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. — One third of the amphibious force that has patrolled U.S. Southern Command since late August returned Tuesday to its homeport of Norfolk, Va. Amphibious warship USS San Antonio (LPD-17) moored at pier 9 at Naval Station Norfolk to a waiting crowd of families after 257 da

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NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. — One third of the amphibious force that has patrolled U.S. Southern Command since late August returned Tuesday to its homeport of Norfolk, Va. Amphibious warship USS San Antonio (LPD-17) moored at pier 9 at Naval Station Norfolk to a waiting crowd of families after 257 days. San Antonio departed in August as part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group along with big-deck amphib USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) and Flight II San Antonio-class amphib USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD- 28). The Norfolk-based ships sailed to North Carolina to embark elements of the 22nd Martine Expeditionary Unit.

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