Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Keresea Illenye | USS WASP (LHD 1) | 03.20.2025
NORFOLK, Va. (March 20, 2025) Force Master Chief John Lonsdale, assigned to Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic, pets Cmdr. Ike, the Expeditionary Facility Dog assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), in the ship’s upper vehicle stowage area, March 20, 2025. Currently in port Naval Station Norfolk, Wasp is a role 1 medical care facility equipped with four surgical and......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Keresea Illenye | USS WASP (LHD 1) | 03.20.2025
NORFOLK, Va. (March 20, 2025) Major Juha Kuosmanen, MD, Sector Chief (medical sector) Finnish Defence, pets Cmdr. Ike, the Expeditionary Facility Dog assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), in the ship’s upper vehicle stowage area, March 20, 2025. Currently in port Naval Station Norfolk, Wasp is a role 1 medical care facility equipped with four surgical and four dental......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Keresea Illenye | USS WASP (LHD 1) | 03.20.2025
NORFOLK, Va. (March 20, 2025) Rear Adm. (LH) Juha-Petri Ruohola, MD, PhD, Surgeon General of Finnish Defence Forces, left, receives a tour from Cmdr. Mark Cruz, senior medical officer aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), through the ship’s medical department, March 20, 2025. Currently in port Naval Station Norfolk, Wasp is a role 1 medical care facility equipped with four......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Keresea Illenye | USS WASP (LHD 1) | 03.20.2025
NORFOLK, Va. (March 20, 2025) Senior leaders of the Finnish Defence Forces tour the medical wards aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), March 20, 2025. Currently in port Naval Station Norfolk, Wasp is a role 1 medical care facility equipped with four surgical and four dental operating rooms, 38 inpatient ward beds, multiple medical and dental x-ray rooms and is staffed by a team......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Keresea Illenye | USS WASP (LHD 1) | 03.20.2025
NORFOLK, Va. (March 20, 2025) Cmdr. Mark Cruz, senior medical officer aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), left, speaks about the ship’s medical capabilities with Major Juha Kuosmanen, MD, Sector Chief (medical sector) Finnish Defence, middle and Command Lieutenant Commander Kim Kalima, MD, Finnish Navy Staff Officer, Medical Branch, NATO HQ SACT, in the ship’s medical......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Keresea Illenye | USS WASP (LHD 1) | 03.20.2025
NORFOLK, Va. (March 20, 2025) Members of the Finnish Defence Forces tour the flight deck during a tour of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), March 20, 2025. Currently in port Naval Station Norfolk, Wasp is a role 1 medical care facility equipped with four surgical and four dental operating rooms, 38 inpatient ward beds, multiple medical and dental x-ray rooms and is staffed by a......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Keresea Illenye | USS WASP (LHD 1) | 03.20.2025
NORFOLK, Va. (March 20, 2025) Members of the Finnish Defence Forces tour the hangar bay aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), March 20, 2025. Currently in port Naval Station Norfolk, Wasp is a role 1 medical care facility equipped with four surgical and four dental operating rooms, 38 inpatient ward beds, multiple medical and dental x-ray rooms and is staffed by a team of 22......
Photo by Cpl. Marc Imprevert | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 08.08.2024
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Forces Europe, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2 (TF 61/2), and members of the Finnish Defence Forces, conduct chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense training during Finnish Readiness Exercise at Camp Dragsvik, Finland, Aug. 8, 2024. Finnish Readiness Exercise exemplifies the strong defense partnership between Finland and the......
