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The amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) arrives at Naval Station Guanatanamo Bay for a port visit, March 7, 2011. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Leona Mynes)
A U.S. Navy spokesman says a Virginia Beach-based sailor was …
Updated: Wednesday, 19 Dec 2012, 11:37 AM EST
Published : Wednesday, 21 Mar 2012, 8:16 PM EDT
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Three Virginia-based Navy ships are set to deploy next week.
Thousands of sailors aboard the amphibious ships Iwo Jima, Gunston Hall and New York are to depart Tuesday from Norfolk Naval Station and Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek for a tour that will last at least six months.
The ships will patrol the Navy's Fifth and Sixth Fleet areas, which include parts of Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Accompanying the sailors will be the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, based at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
The Navy said in a release Wednesday that the deployment is part of a regular rotation of forces.
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