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| Keywords: US Navy 030903-N-0435H-044 USS Greeneville (SSN 772) departed.jpg en Pearl Harbor Hawaii Sept 3 2003 -- USS Greeneville SSN 772 departed for deployment Sept 1 2003 as part of Expeditionary Strike Group One ESG-1 which set sail Aug 22 from Naval Station San Diego for what would be the maiden voyage of the Navy's first ESG The group consisting of USS Peleliu LHA 5 USS Germantown LSD 42 USS Ogden LPD 5 USS Jarrett FFG 33 and USS Decatur DDG 73 as well as the Marines of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit MEU Special Operations Capable departed their homeport following a compressed and rigorous training cycle Greeneville recently completed sea testing for the Advanced SEAL Delivery System ASDS ASDS is a 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 submarine via a watertight hatch and has sophisticated sonar and a hyper-baric recompression chamber U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Tracy R Hull RELEASED 2003-09-03 030903-N-0435H-044 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 9352 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Tracy R Hull PD-USGov-Military-Navy Submarines at Pearl Harbor Aboard USS Germantown LSD-42 | ||||
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