Keywords: uss kearsarge (lhd 3); lhd 3; underway usskearsargelhd3lhd3underway mediterranean sea mediterraneansea people 160420-N-TT202-012 ROTA, Spain (April 20, 2016) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Tony Shortt, from Bristol, Tennessee, heaves a mooring line in the fo'c'sle aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during the ship’s departure from Rota, Spain. Kearsarge, part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Daniel E. Gheesling/Released) 160420-N-TT202-012 ROTA, Spain (April 20, 2016) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Tony Shortt, from Bristol, Tennessee, heaves a mooring line in the fo'c'sle aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during the ship’s departure from Rota, Spain. Kearsarge, part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Daniel E. Gheesling/Released) |