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Yahoo
01-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
El Pasoan serving in Atlantic during Navy exercise
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — An El Pasoan is taking part in Naval exercises in the Atlantic Ocean while serving on the USS Iwo Jima, the U.S. Navy said in a news release issued Tuesday, April 1. Boatswain's Mate Seaman Diego Camacho, from El Paso, is assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). He is featured in a photo that the Navy sent out to media, where he is standing watch as a lookout while underway. Iwo Jima is conducting exercises designed to 'enhance warfighting effectiveness and interoperability as part of its advanced phase of training at sea,' the Navy said. Iwo Jima is the flagship of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group which is 'uniquely positioned to deter aggression, project power through presence abroad, and execute contingency missions with its integrated Marine Corps team in support of U.S. strategic interests,' the Navy said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-03-2025
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WAVY Navy Ship Salute — U.S.S. Kearsarge
WAVY's Navy Ship Salute is a feature on WAVY News 10 Today. Each month, in partnership with the U.S. Navy, WAVY-TV 10 will profile a different ship based at the world's largest Navy base: Naval Station Norfolk. The series aims to better introduce our viewers to some of the largest floating taxpayer assets there are, as well as life aboard a U.S. Navy ship. NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge for the monthly WAVY Navy Ship Salute, we were greeted from multiple levels of the ship with extreme enthusiasm. 'Our primary mission is to bring 2,000 screaming Marines to our enemies' doorsteps,' said USS Kearsarge Commanding Officer Sean Knight. 'We do that through amphibious operations and through combined flight operations.' This amphibious ship is fresh off the yard with a few new upgrades. 'We've got a generational leap in capability and lethality on board,' Knight said. 'We've upgraded all of our radar systems, all of our indication systems, all of our weapons systems. But the thing we were most proud of is upgrading this flight deck, which is now capable of carrying the F-35, which makes this one of the Navy's newest lightning carriers.' In total, the crew is roughly 3,000 strong. It is a combination of a Marine and Navy crew. This cooperation is critical to getting the job done through its many humanitarian and combat missions. At its peak, this wide open space is filled with an immense variety of vehicles and hundreds of service members. When asked what it is like, MSgt. Pete VanDyken said: 'If you've ever looked inside a beehive? That's what it's like inside this ship. We cram it all up in there and we're ready to to do the nation's bidding.' With a robust medical facility second to Navy hospital ships, many on board are prepared for the worst. They regularly practice medical exercises. To show what they do, they had WAVY reporter Nick Broadway play the role of medical casualty, from the tourniquet to airway checks. You can watch how it went in our coverage. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
