Naval Beach Group 2 Kicks off Trident Sun 18

Photo By Petty Officer 1st Class Kenneth Gardner | VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (July 23, 2018) Sailors from Naval Cargo Handling Battalion 1 use shipboard cranes to lower an Improved Navy Lighterage System beach module from the deck of the Military Sealift Command’s USNS Eugene A. Obregon (T-AK 3006) during the Naval Beach Group 2 led Trident Sun 18 exercise onboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. Trident Sun 18 is a Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) operation intended to provide training to reserve component personnel with regards to the in-stream offload of military vehicles and equipment. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Lara Johnson/Released)  

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, UNITED STATES

07.23.2018

Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kenneth Gardner 

Amphibious Construction Battalion TWO

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Naval Beach Group (NBG) 2 will teams up with the Army’s 11th Transportation Battalion to use the Roll On/ Roll Off Discharge Facility (RRDF) and shipboard cranes to offload military vehicles and equipment from the Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) USNS Obregon during Trident Sun 18, July 22 – 27.
During Trident Sun 18, NBG-2 is conducting Maritime Prepositioning Force Operations to provide training for both Active and Reserve Component Sailors and Soldiers with regards to the in-stream offload of military gear and equipment by use of Roll on/ Roll Off and Load On/ Load Off operations from an MSC vessel to shore.

• Date Taken: 07.23.2018
• Date Posted: 07.24.2018 14:40
• Story ID: 285367
• Location: VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, US
• Hometown: VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, US