24 SASEBO, Japan (March 12, 2021) – The Navy’s only forward-deployed amphibious ready group, the blue-green team of USS America (LHA 6) and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), have been recognized among the best the Navy has to offer. “To say I am proud of this team would be a drastic understatement, but to say I am surprised just wouldn’t be true,” said Capt. Richard LeBron, Commodore of Amphibious Squadron 11. “It’s been said before that the America and the 31st MEU are greater than the sum of their parts in all aspects of amphibious operations. Whether our partners in the Indo-Pacific need combat-ready support against a common adversary, or humanitarian assistance in the wake of disaster, our flexible force is always here, always ready, to fight and deliver results.”
In a critical move for readiness, resiliency and safety, ships of Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 11 received their first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine last weekend in Okinawa, Japan.
The amphibious transport dock USS New Orleans, along with the amphibious dock landing ships USS Germantown and USS Ashland, in cooperation with U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa and the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, rolled up their sleeves for their first dose of the vaccine.
“As the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific, we have to be ready to respond to the region’s needs at a moment’s notice,” said Navy Capt. Richard LeBron, PHIBRON 11 commodore. “The better protected we are against the coronavirus, the greater assurance I can give our fleet commanders that our ships, Sailors and Marines are without a doubt always here and always ready to fight and deliver when called upon.
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