Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Desmond Parks | USS New Orleans (LPD 18) | 05.15.2021
210515-N-XB010-1010 EAST CHINA SEA (May 15, 2021) -- An LCAC (landing craft air cushion) deflates after successfully entering the USS New Orleans (LPD 18) well deck during operations alongside the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) during the second day of ARC 21, a multinational series of underway exercises involving the U.S., French, and Australian Navies and the JMSDF. New......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Desmond Parks | USS New Orleans (LPD 18) | 05.14.2021
210514-N-XB010-2001 EAST CHINA SEA (May 14, 2021) -- USS New Orleans (LPD 18) approaches naval ships on the horizon to meet for a PHOTOEX during ARC 21, a multinational series of underway exercises involving the U.S., French, and Austrailian Navies and the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force. New Orleans, part of the America Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Desmond Parks | USS New Orleans (LPD 18) | 05.14.2021
210514-N-XB010-1001 EAST CHINA SEA (May 14, 2021) -- Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Joclyn Newsom, from Bakersfield, Calif., acts as signalman to direct an LCAC (Landing Craft Air Cushion) into the USS New Orleans (LPD 18) well deck during ARC 21, a multinational series of underway exercises involving the U.S., French, and Austrailian Navies and the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force. New......
