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Naval Forces News - USA |
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Littoral
Combat Ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) Conducts Integration Exercise with
U.S. Marines |
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Last week Littoral
Combat Ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) demonstrated the ability to
rapidly stage and deploy a U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) ground unit. Marine
Light Attack Helicopter Squadrons 469 and 303 conducted day and night
deck-landing qualifications in preparation for an airborne raid of Marines
from the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion onboard USS Coronado. |
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 Marines boarding a UH-1Y Venom helicopter on the deck of USS Coronado (LCS 4) Picture: U.S. Navy |
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The ship’s
inherent qualities, including speeds in excess of 40 knots, its large
flight deck and reconfigurable mission bay, proved that littoral combat
ships (LCS) can provide the Navy and USMC with significant operational
flexibility anywhere in the world. |
 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 23, 2014) The littoral combat ships USS Independence (LCS 2), back, and USS Coronado (LCS 4) are underway in the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Keith DeVinney/Released) |
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LCS’ offer a variety of air and small-boat employment and delivery
options for USMC ground and air tactical units, and ample space to embark
a small USMC ground unit—even with an embarked mission module. On
this platform, UH-1Y and AH-1W helicopter operations are fully supportable.
Link to Independence class Littoral Combat Ship technical datasheet |
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