US Navy - Amphibious Squadron Seven

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Accession NumberP93Title (extended title only)Plaque - Amphibious Squadron Seven - US NavyDescriptionLarge sized plaque Amphibious Squadron Seven – Mission Ready with a gold inscription plate ‘Mrs Jenny Archibald Lord Mayor of Fremantle Many thanks from the Yanks 20 November – 24 November 1995
DateBetween 20th November 1995 and 24th November 1995ProvenanceProvenance (if known) – Amphibious Squadron SEVEN (CPR 7) was established in August 1986 as a readiness squadron. The Squadron's original mission was to provide maintenance, training, and administrative oversight for LST, LSD and LKA class ships homeported in San Diego and Long Beach, CA. In April 1994, the Squadron's mission changed to conducting expeditionary warfare while maintaining an optimal state of readiness to effectively support national objectives as directed by Fleet Commanders. The oversight functions of the ships shifted to Commander, Amphibious Group THREE, and the size of the staff was significantly reduced. Amphibious Squadron SEVEN's first deployment was from June to December 1995 with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit Special Operations Capable (11th MEU SOC) and the NEW ORLEANS Amphibious Ready Group (ARG). During this deployment, the ARG/MEU conducted Exercises INFINITE MOONLIGHT, EAGER MACE, RELIANT RESCUE, NEON FALCON and RELIANT GORILLA, visiting Hong Kong; Singapore; Aqaba, Jordan; Bahrain; Jebel Ali, UAE; Fremantle, Australia, and Pearl Harbor.
The Amphibious squadron went on to serve through several Persian gulf operationsRelevance to the CityThe Amphibious battle group spent some time in Fremantle and Western Australian Waters and shows the link between the US Navy and the City of Fremantle

SubjectUnited States NavyCollectionCivic Collection

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