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| Keywords: US Navy 030903-N-5024R-002 Family members watch as USS Greeneville (SSN 772) departed on deployment.jpg en Pearl Harbor Hawaii Sept 03 2003 -- Family members watch as USS Greeneville SSN 772 departed on deployment as part of Expeditionary Strike Group One ESG-1 An ESG constitutes a new naval strike force designed to equip amphibious forces with added firepower and operational capabilities The seven ships of ESG-1 include USS Peleliu LHA 5 USS Germantown LSD 42 USS Jarrett FFG 33 USS Ogden LPD 5 USS Port Royal CG 73 USS Decatur DDG 73 and USS Greeneville SSN 772 along with the Marines of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit Special Operations Capable Greeneville recently completed sea testing for the Advanced SEAL Delivery System ASDS ASDS is an 65-foot mini-submarine which has increased range speed and capacity over the current SEAL Delivery Vehicle which is an open wet submersible that transports SEALs in scuba gear exposing them longer to the elements The ASDS mini-submarine is operated by a crew of two and can carry eight SEAL team members The vessel is connected to the host ship via a watertight hatch and has sophisticated sonar and a hyper baric recompression chamber U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Johnnie R Robbins RELEASED 2003-09-03 030903-N-5024R-002 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 9395 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Johnnie R Robbins PD-USGov-Military-Navy Submarines at Pearl Harbor Aboard USS Germantown LSD-42 USS Greeneville SSN-772 | ||||
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