USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Story Archive
USS Kearsarge Returns to Sea (30 November 2011)
USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) returned to sea for sea trials after a four-month phased maintenance availability Nov. 29.
Marine Corps Forces Commander Visits Kearsarge During AMFEX (21 December 2011)
The commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command visited the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Dec. 15 to address more than 250 Marine second lieutenants participating in an Amphibious Familiarization Exercise (AMFEX).
Kearsarge Departs for Bold Alligator 2012 (31 January 2012)
The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) departed Naval Station Norfolk Jan. 30 to participate in Exercise Bold Alligator 2012.
Assault Craft Unit 4 Plays Key Role in Bold Alligator 2012 (3 February 2012)
Exercise Bold Alligator 2012 is in full swing and Sailors from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4 are playing a vital role in getting Marines and their equipment where they need to be.
Naval Surface Forces Visits Kearsarge During Bold Alligator 2012 (6 February 2012)
Commander, Naval Surface Forces, Vice Adm. Richard W. Hunt visited the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Feb. 4 to talk with Sailors, Marines and coalition forces during Exercise Bold Alligator 2012.
Kearsarge CSADD Best in Fleet (6 February 2012)
Sailors from the Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions (CSADD) program aboard amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) were awarded the CSADD Sea Chapter of the Year for 2011, Jan. 30.
Bold Alligator Exercise Takes Fight to the Shore (7 February 2012)
Four months to the day before the 68th anniversary of the landing at Normandy, the Navy and Marine Corps team conducted another historic amphibious operation.
Kearsarge Repair Division Keeps Marines in the Fight During Bold Alligator (10 February 2012)
Sailors from USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Repair Division, or R-Division, assisted Marines with repairing amphibious assault vehicles (AAVs) Feb. 2 during Bold Alligator 2012.
Kearsarge Hosts Boots on the Deck (28 February 2012)
Amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) hosted more than 50 flag officers, senior executive service civilians and subject matter experts from provider commands for Boots-on-the-Deck (BOD) Feb. 23.
Kearsarge Displays Energy Initiative (13 March 2012)
The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) hosted the Senate Committee for Energy and Natural Resources and Chair of the Subcommittee on Water and Power, aboard March 12 to discuss Navy and Marine Corps energy initiative programs.
Amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) hosted a Senate subcommittee field hearing on energy March 12, the first time since 1960 that a Senate hearing was held aboard a Navy vessel.
Kearsarge Observes Women's History Month (31 March 2012)
The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) hosted a National Women's History Month observance aboard the ship, March 29.
April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) and three Sailors aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) are playing a prominent role in the campaign to inform the fleet about the affects of sexual assault.
#SAAM: Kearsarge Raises Sexual Assault Awareness (6 April 2012)
Amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) is one of many commands in the fleet that is using the month of April to raise awareness of sexual assault.
Kearsarge Earns Second Consecutive Blue "H" (17 May 2012)
Sailors on board amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) earned its second consecutive Navy Surgeon General's Health Promotion and Wellness Blue H Award, for excellence in workplace health promotion policies, activities and outcomes in 2011.