Amphibious Squadron (COMPHIBRON) 11

USS America (LHA 6) Awarded the ‘Battle E’ for Third Consecutive Year

240517-N-QR506-1124 SASEBO, Japan (May 17, 2024) – Capt. Patrick German (right), Commodore of Amphibious Squadron 11 and the America Amphibious Ready Group, presents the 2023 Battle Effectiveness Award to Capt. Manuel Pardo (left), commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship, USS America (LHA 6), during an all-hands call in the ship’s hangar bay, May 17, 2024. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Jeadan Andre)

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SASEBO, Japan – The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America received the 2023 Battle Effectiveness Award, May 17.

Sailors Assigned to Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 11 Host Change of Command Ceremony

240411-N-SW005-1281 SASEBO, Japan (April 11, 2024) Captain Patrick German (left), relieves Captain Kelly T. Fletcher (right), as Commodore of Amphibious Squadron 11 during a change-of-command ceremony held aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6), April 11.

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SASEBO, Japan – Capt. Patrick German relieved Capt. Kelly Fletcher as Commodore of Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 11, during a change of command ceremony held on the fo’c’sle of the forward deployed amphibious assault ship, USS America (LHA 6), while in port in Sasebo, Japan, April 11.

USS America Pulls in to Osaka, Japan

240227-N-PV363-1014 OSAKA, Japan (Feb. 27, 2024) Sailors assigned to the forward deployed amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6) and Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) observe as the ship pulls in to Osaka, Japan, February 27.

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OSAKA, Japan (Feb. 27, 2024) Sailors assigned to the forward deployed amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6) and Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) observe as the ship pulls in to Osaka, Japan, February 27. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.

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Capt. Greg Baker, commodore of Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 11, left, presents a relic from USS Arizona (BB 39) to Capt. Ken Ward, commanding officer of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6).

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Capt. Greg Baker, commodore of Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 11, left, presents a relic from USS Arizona (BB 39) to Capt. Ken Ward, commanding officer of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6).

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Lance Cpl. Josiah Rodriguez, from Los Angeles, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), forward-deployed on the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), fires a mortar shell during an exercise. America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, along with the 31st MEU, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

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A massive CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter touches down on Farallon de Medinilla: a windswept, uninhabited tropical island in the middle of the Mariana Islands in the western Pacific.

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PHILIPPINE SEA (June 13, 2021) The America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) sail in formation. Clockwise from right: USS America (LHA 6), USS New Orleans (LPD 18), USS Germantown (LSD 42). The America ARG, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Photo By: Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jomark A. Almazan

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CORAL SEA (July 16, 2021) – The forward-deployed ships of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, arrive off the coast of Australia in preparation for the biennial bilateral exercise Talisman Sabre (TS) 21, July 16.

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210630-N-IJ902-1139 Philippine Sea (June 30, 2021)

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210630-N-IJ902-1139 Philippine Sea (June 30, 2021)—Sailors throw mooring lines to Landing Craft Utility 1633 (LCU 1633), as it enters the well deck of amphibious dock landing ship, USS Germantown (LSD-42).

PHIBRON 11, 31st MEU reunite for summer

PHIBRON 11, 31st MEU reunite for summer

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OKINAWA, JAPAN — America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) deployed June 10 for scheduled routine operations across the Indo-Pacific.

USS New Orleans participates in ARC 21

USS New Orleans participates in ARC 21

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SASEBO, Japan — San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS New Orleans (LPD 18) joins the Royal

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T​he America Expeditionary Strike Group and embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) departed