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U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms: Protecting Forces, Providing Aid through JLOTS

U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Caroline Gonzalez, assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Group 2, is currently deployed aboard the USNS 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez on a mission to deliver humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza.

U.S. Navy Sailor: The Giving Back Tour through JLOTS [Image 2 of 13]

U.S. Navy Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Xolanyer Mirandacastillo, from Arecibo, Puerto Rico, assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion 1, guides a piece of causeway ferry into its cradle aboard USNS 1st. Lt. Baldomero Lopez, In the Mediterranean Sea, May 2, 2024. He is currently supporting the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore (JLOTS) Gaza humanitarian aid operation. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kelby Sanders)

Sergeant Major of the Army Meets with Soldiers & Sailors Supporting the JLOTS Gaza Humanitarian Aid Operation [Image 1 of 4]

Capt. Joel G. Stewart, Commodore, Naval Beach Group 1 (NBG 1), left, greets Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Weimer, aboard the USNS 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez in the Port of Ashdod, Israel, July 13, 2024. SMA Weimer met with Soldiers and Sailors supporting the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore Gaza humanitarian aid operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Isaak Martinez)

JLOTS Delivers Humanitarian Aid to Gaza [Image 1 of 2]

U.S. Army Soldiers transport pallets of humanitarian aid from the USNS GySgt Fred W. Stockham (T-AK-3017) to the Roll on, Roll off Distribution Facility in support of the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore (JLOTS) operation off the coast of Gaza, June 12, 2024. After a temporary suspension due to heavy sea states causing equipment damage, the temporary pier, part of the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore capability, resumed maritime delivery of international humanitarian aid to Gaza for distribution to Palestinian people in need. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Isaak Martinez)

U.S. Navy Sailor: Feeding Sailors to Support Gaza Humanitarian Aid Mission

Since age 13, Petty Officer 3rd Class Krystina Sosa, had the dream of joining the U.S. Navy to make her family proud and be able to further provide for them. A Kissimmee, Fl. Native, Sosa graduated from Harmony High School in 2023 and was assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion 1. She quickly advanced to Culinary Specialist 3rd Class and immediately deployed on a high-profile mission to deliver humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza.

Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 Changes Command

Capt. Andrew Litteral relieved Capt. Rafael Miranda as commander, Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) 1 during a change of command ceremony held on Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, July 14.

U.S. Navy Commissions First Female Tongan Officer

Ens. Mary McCray became the first female Tongan officer in U.S. Navy history when she commissioned on April 29, 2022 at Amphibious Construction Battalion 1.

ACB 1 and 7th ESB hold TWPS training

ACB 1 Sailors and Marines conducted joint water purification training to enhance field readiness.

ACB 1 Sailors receive training at MCLB Barstow

Sailors from Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 traveled to MCLB Barstow to receive cutting-edge, expert training on blast and paint procedures.

Atlanta Braves - MLB Shout-out - Constructionman Johnathon Odom

MLB Shout Out for Atlanta Braves Memorial Day game.

ACB 1 Completes First-Ever INSURV

Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 successfully completes it's first-ever Board of Inspection and Survey.

ACB-1 Completes Joint-Command Offshore Petroleum Discharge System Training Exercise

Sailors from Amphibious Construction Battalion One (ACB-1) in San Diego teamed up with divers from Underwater Construction Team One (UCT-1) and Underwater Construction Team Two (UCT-2) during an Offshore Petroleum Discharge System (OPDS) training exercise that took place from July 22 to July 25. The overall mission of OPDS is to transport clean, usable fuel from ship to shore at the times and quantities required.

ACB-1 Teams-Up with NASA

Sailors from Amphibious Construction Battalion One (ACB-1), small-boat crews from USS New Orleans (LPD 18), and Explosive Ordinance Disposal Mobile Unit Three (EODMU 3) conducted a training exercise August 5-8 with NASA to develop the skills necessary to recover the Orion space capsule. The training focused on recovery of the forward bay cover, which is the top of the capsule that detaches after reentering the atmosphere allowing the parachute to deploy for the capsule and the crew inside. It is imperative to recover this piece in order to test it for various items such as the effectiveness of the heat shield material to insure the safety of the parachute, and ultimately, the astronauts.

CJLOTS 2017 Overview

POHANG, Republic of Korea (April 28, 2017) – Overview multimedia piece of Operation Pacific Reach Exercise 2017 (OPRex17). OPRex17 is a bilateral training event designed to ensure readiness and sustain the ROK-U.S. Alliance by exercising Combined Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore (CJLOTS) to validate the operational reach concept. (Interview with Cmdr. Daniel J. Muller) (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Chan /Released)

Army Trident Pier Landing

Soldiers attached to 331st Transportation Company prepare to land the Trident Pier on Dogu Beach during Operation Pacific Reach Exercise 2017 (OPRex17). OPRex17 is a bilateral training event designed to ensure readiness and sustain the ROK-U.S. Alliance by exercising an Area Distribution Center (ADC), an Air Terminal Supply Point (ATSP), Combined Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore (CLOTS), and the use of rail, inland waterways, and coastal lift operations to validate the operational reach concept. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Chan /Released)

Construimus, Batuimus

Sailors attached to Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 take part in Field Training Exercise (FTX) 2017 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. FTX 2017 is a scenario-based exercise designed to train and test the battalion in Seabee Combat Warfare. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Chan/Released)

Pacific Horizon 2015

Amphibious Construction Battalion 1, Naval Beach Group 1 command elements and the Marine Corps take part in Exercise Pacific Horizon 2015. PH15 is a scenario-driven, simulation supported crisis response exercise designed to improve 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade's and Expeditionary Strike Group 3's interoperability and strengthen Navy-Marine Corps relationships by conducting an in-stream Maritime Prepositioning Force offload of equipment, by providing host country civil-military security assistance, and by conduction infrastructure restoration support.

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