USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), returned from supporting the largest NATO exercise in decades, Steadfast Defender 2024. During Steadfast Defender, Gunston Hall operated alongside Italian amphibious ships and a French Frigate. Gunston Hall carried out high-end amphibious operations with embarked French, Finnish and Swedish forces, all while under an Italian Amphibious Task Force, operating in Norwegian waters in the High North. The ship and crew demonstrated U.S. steadfast commitment to NATO and the U.S. Navy’s ability to integrate with Allied forces. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anderson W. Branch)
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Assault Craft Unit FOUR (ACU-4), assigned to Expeditionary Strike Group 2, at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, home of the Navy’s Atlantic-based Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) fleet, celebrates 38 years of continued service in support of emerging mission requirements.
