The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship, USS New York (LPD 21), held a change of command ceremony in Norfolk, Virginia December 11th.
Capt. Javier Gonzalez relieved Capt. Pete Kennedy after his sixteen-month tour as the commanding officer.
Aboard U.S. Navy ships, gyms are provided to keep the crew physically ready and in shape. One Sailor aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York created a competition to challenge his shipmates to stay healthy while simultaneously honoring the ship’s namesake.
New York’s Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) team was looking for ways to keep the Sailors’ and Marines’ physical activity up, and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class...
ARABIAN GULF (NNS) –Aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), the ship’s culinary specialists are taking a creative approach to change up their weekly routine and raise morale for the crew.
The culinary specialists decided to make special meals that aren’t normally served for the Sailors and Marines aboard on what they call ‘Freestyle Fridays’.
Aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), Sailors and Marines train for a myriad situations while deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.
The New York’s medical team takes basic training a step further by performing scenario-based exercises to ensure their personnel are more than ready to handle any life-saving intervention they may come across.
On any naval ship, you might see a variety of Sailors roving the engine rooms. Perhaps the Sailors are there for watch or they’re looking to repair a piece of equipment.
In the engine room aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York, you might come across something different; a Marine working hand-in-hand with the enginemen.
At any moment aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), you may hear the call to man the boat deck. When that call comes, Sailors run as fast as they can to get to man their stations.
The amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) is known for moving troops from ship-to-shore using Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC), but flight operations play just as big of a role to that movement.
Aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), a small group is trained to defend the ship in an emergency situation..
This group of Sailors, The Small Craft Action Team (SCAT), provides a surge capability for reacting to an emergency security situation within the defensive perimeter of the ship, and has earned high-level praise for its integration with the Marines of the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit
