17 April 2026 Navy search and rescue medical technician supports recovery of Artemis II astronauts SAN DIEGO (April 15, 2026) — As NASA’s Artemis II crew returned to Earth following their historic mission around the moon, a team of Navy Medicine professionals stood ready in the Pacific Ocean to receive them—prepared for anything from a routine recovery to a life-threatening...
02 August 2023 Department of Defense completes Underway Recovery Test 10 with NASA SAN DIEGO - NASA’s Landing and Recovery team and the Department of Defense successfully completed the first recovery test for the crewed Artemis II mission aboard the amphibious transport dock USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) off the coast of San Diego, Aug. 1...
13 December 2022 USS John P. Murtha Conducts Guam Port Call GUAM - The amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) departed Guam after a scheduled port call, Dec. 10...