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NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive

Contributed by Mike Smolinski

USS Juneau (LPD-10)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Romeo - Oscar - Papa NROP

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Joint Meritorious Unit Award (2)
Second Row - Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (3) - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon
Third Row - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Op. Sharpe Edge, Liberia, Op. Restore Hope, Somalia) - Vietnam Service Medal (2)
Fourth Row - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Humanitarian Service Medal (1-Boat People) - Coast Guard SOS Medal
Fifth Row - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

Austin Class Amphibious Transport Dock:

Laid down, 23 January 1965, at Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction, Seattle, WA.

Launched, 12 February 1966

Commissioned USS Juneau (LPD-10), 12 July 1969, CAPT. R. R. Monroe USN, in Command

During the Vietnam War USS Juneau participated in the following campaigns:

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Vietnam War Campaigns
Vietnam Counteroffensive - Phase VII 23 to 24 August 1970 11 to 13 October 1970 31 December 1970 to 2January 1971 12 to 16 January 1971 30 January to 3 February 1971 10 to 16 February 1971 24 to 27 February 1971 7 March 1971 11 to 13 March 1971	Vietnam Ceasefire 1 to 18 June 1972 30 June to 14 July 1972 23 August to 7 October 1972 21 to 28 November 1972

USS Juneau was assigned to the US Pacific Fleet and is a component of COMNAVSURFPAChome ported at Sasebo, Japan. In July she returned to San Diego for decommissioning

Decommissioned, 30 October 2008

Towed to Pearl Harbor in November 2008 for storage in the US Navy's Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Pearl Harbor, Maintenance Category "B"

USS Juneau earned two campaign stars for Vietnam War service

Specifications:
Displacement 9,734 t.(lt), 17,326 t.(fl)
Length 570'
Beam 100'
Draft 23 ft.
Speed 21 kts.

Complement

Officers 24

Enlisted 400

Troop/Flag Staff Capacity

Troops 840

Flag Staff 90

Boats

Assault Craft, (well deck capacity) 1 LCU, or 2 LCM-8 or 4 LCM-6,

Ships boats, 2 LCPL, 1 motor whaleboat

Armament

two 25mm MK38 chain guns

two Phalanx CIWS

eight 50 cal. machine guns

Aircraft two CH-46/CH-53 or four UH-1/AH-1, or two AV-8B Harriers

Propulsion

two Foster-Wheeler boilers

two General Electric steam turbines

two propellers, 24,000 SHP

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
Juneau (LPD-10)
	591k	Launching of Juneau (LPD-10), 12 February 1966, at Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction, Seattle, WA.	Dale Hargrave
	1270k	Juneau (LPD-10) underway on builder's trials under the direction of the Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Co., Pacific Ocean, 17 June 1969. US Navy Photographic Center photo # 1142875.	DCC(SS/SW) David Johnston, USN and Robert Hurst
	99k		DCC(SS/SW) David Johnston, USN and Robert Hurst
USS Juneau (LPD-10)
	150k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10)** at anchor in Alaskan waters, circa 1980 and location unknown.	Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
	278k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10)** passing under the Coronado Bridge at San Diego, CA. in 1986 US Navy photo	Jerry Hays
	64k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10)** outbound from San Diego, passing Point Loma, sometime after 1987. US Navy photo.
10091045	207k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10)** underway, date and location unknown.	Nicholas Tiberio
10091046	218k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10)** underway, date and location unknown.	Nicholas Tiberio
10091047	244k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10)** underway, date and location unknown.	Nicholas Tiberio
10091048	693k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10)** underway, date and location unknown.	Nicholas Tiberio
	225k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10) in Prince William Sound, Valdez, Alaska in the spring of 1989 assisting in the clean up from the Exxon Valdez** oil spill. The barge alongside was the decontamination station for the civilian workers Exxon employed for the clean up. US Navy photo
	181k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10)** underway in San Diego harbor, date unknown. US Navy photo
	75k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10) underway in the summer of 1992 while enroute to Seattle, WA. to take part in the Seattle Sea Fair. Photo taken from USS Cape Cod (AD-43)**.	Photo by Lee Nolan STGC(SW) USN, Ret.
	416k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10)** operates off the coast of Iwo Jima in February 1995, 50 years after the island was invaded by US forces. Mount Suribachi stands prominently in the background. made famous by Joe Rosenthal's historical photograph of U.S Marines raising the flag atop the mountain during one of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific during WW II. US Navy photo #1-HR-010315-N-9815L-002	Ron Reeves
	214k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10) and HMAS Sirius (OR-266) as they conduct a replenishment at sea (RAS), 14 June 2007. Juneau** is participating in exercise "Talisman Sabre 07", a U.S. and Australian lead Joint Task Force operation preparing our militaries for crisis action planning and execution of contingency operations. Talisman Sabre is designed to maintain a high level of interoperability between U.S. and Australian forces, demonstrating the U.S. and Australian commitment to our military alliance and regional security. US Navy photo # 070614-N-5067K-211 by MC1 Michael D. Kennedy.	Robert Hurst
	77k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10)** underway off the coast of Hawaii, 2 August 1998, while participating in RIMPAC 98. US Navy photo # 980802-N-3612M-001 by PH1 James G McCarter.	Bill Gonyo
	38k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10)** at anchor, Oita, Japan, 1999.	Shigeru Motosugi
	95k	The Essex Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) steaming in formation in the South Pacific, 11 March 2002. *USS Essex* (LHD-2) is followed by USS Juneau (LPD-10), USS Germantown (LSD-42) and USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43)*. US Navy photo # 1-020311-N-9802B-003* from the Navy Newsstand web site.	Bernard A. Cardali USN, USS LST-308
	106k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10)** underway, 22 April 2005, location unknown. US Navy photo.	Robert Hurst
10091044	211k	A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) prepares to enter the well deck of *USS Juneau* (LPD-10) while conducting LCAC operations. Juneau and Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ESXARG), along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit*, are currently conducting the first phase of annual spring patrols. 070305-N-6710M-006 SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 5, 2007)* by MCSN Brandon Myrick.	Robert Hurst
070614-N-5067K-173	502k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10) and the Royal Australian Navy replenishment oiler HMAS Sirius (O 266) conducts a replenishment at sea (RAS). Juneau** is participating in exercise Talisman Saber 07 (TS07) in the Pacific Ocean, 14 June 2007. TS07 is a U.S. and Australian-led Joint Task Force operation preparing our militaries for crisis action planning and execution of contingency operations. TS07 is designed to maintain a high level of interoperability between U.S. and Australian forces, demonstrating the U.S. and Australian commitment to our military alliance and regional security. US Navy photo #'s 070614-N-5067K-173 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 14, 2007) and 070614-N-5067K-211 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 14, 2007) by MC1 Michael D. Kennedy.	Robert Hurst
070614-N-5067K-211	369k		Robert Hurst
	806k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10) and amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49)** underway during ship maneuvering drills, 15 February 2008. They are part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group.. US Navy photo # 080214-N-4010S-086 SEA OF JAPAN (February 15, 2008) by MCC Ty Swartz.	Robert M. Cieri
	2610k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10)** steams into position during an Expeditionary Strike Force (ESF) exercise in the East China Sea, 16 March 2008. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) recently participated in an ESF with the Essex (LHD 2) Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG). The ESF exercise was designed to test the ability of the Strike Groups to plan and conduct multi-task force operations across a broad spectrum of naval disciplines and to refresh skills in completing complex missions that require capabilities that are broader in scope than the individual Strike Groups can provide alone. US Navy photo # 080316-N-5484G-093 EAST CHINA SEA (March 16, 2008) by MC3 Joseph Pol Sebastian Gocong.	Lee Wahler
	672k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo.	Ron Reeves
	2787k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10)** crew photo, date and location unknown.	Ron Reeves
	1627k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10) steams in the Andaman Sea, 23 May 2008. Juneau** is part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group, which was standing by in international waters off the coast of Burma in support of Joint Task Force Caring Response a humanitarian assistance operation developed in the wake of Cyclone Nargis. US Navy photo # 080523-N-4010S-056 ANDAMAN SEA (May 23, 2008) by MCC Specialist Ty Swartz.	Robert M. Cieri
	721k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10) returns to her home port at Sasebo, Japan for the last time on 26 June 2008 before her hull swap with the USS Denver (LPD-9) scheduled for July. Juneau has been home ported in Sasebo, since July 1999, when she participated in the Navy's first hull swap with her sister-ship USS Dubuque (LPD 8). After the hull swap with Denver, Juneau** is scheduled to sail to San Diego for decommissioning. US Navy photo # 080626-N-2970T-070 SASEBO, Japan (June 26, 2008) by MC2 Marvin E. Thompson Jr.	Lee Wahler
	171k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10)** approaches the Coast Guard Station pier in Juneau, Alaska, 26 July 2008, for a four-day visit as part of Alaska's 50th year of statehood celebration. The ship will leave for San Diego where it scheduled to be decommissioned. US Navy photo # 080726-N-3483D-001 JUNEAU, Alaska (July 26, 2008) by Wes DeShano.	Robert M. Cieri
	216k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10)** moored at Naval Station San Diego to prepare for decommissioning, August 2008.	Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
	172k		Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
100705102	167k	U.S. Navy ships laid up in reserve in Middle Loch, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, as of 1 July 2016. Identifiable ships are (front to back): Amphibious Assault Ship *USS Peleliu* (LHA-5), Guided Missile Frigate USS McClusky (FFG-41), Guided Missile Frigate USS Vandegrift (FFG-48), Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tarawa (LHA-1), Guided Missile Frigate USS Crommelin (FFG-37), Guided Missile Frigate USS Curts (FFG-38), Guided Missile Frigate USS Thach (FFG-43), Guided Missile Frigate USS Rentz (FFG-46), Landing Ship Tank USS Racine (LST-1191), Dock Landing Ship USS Cleveland (LPD-7), USS Racine (LST-1191), Dock Landing Ship USS Denver (LPD-9), Dock Landing Ship USS Juneau (LPD-10); Amphibious Cargo Ship USS Durham (LKA-114) and Amphibious Cargo Ship USS St. Louis (LKA-116)*. US Navy photo # 160701-N-SI773-264 Pearl Harbor, July 16, 2001* by MC1 Ace Rheaume, USN.	Robert Hurst

USS Juneau Additional Ships Patches
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For more photos and information about USS Juneau, see;
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

USMC Video - "USMC 100478: AV-8B Harrier IIs on the USS Juneau", 1980, Testing vertical takeoff and landing of AV-8B Harrier IIs on the USS Juneau (LPD-10)
Decommissioning Program

Commanding Officers
01	CAPT. Monroe, Robert Rawson :VADM	12 February 1969 - 10 November 1970
02	CAPT. Guertin, Louis Henderson, USN (USNA 1947)	10 November 1970 - 2 September 1972
03	CAPT. Ryan, Philip Joseph	02 September 1972 - 25 April 1973
04	CAPT. Meanix Jr., William Henry, USN (USNA 1949)	25 April 1973 - 20 September 1974
05	CAPT. Hawkins, Phil R.	20 September 1974 - 27 March 1976
06	CAPT. Walsh, William A. :RADM	27 March 1976 - 7 April 1978
07	CAPT. Green, Richard Francis	7 April 1978 - 23 October 1979
08	CAPT. Flather, Charles Randolph	23 October 1979 - 11 September 1981
09	CAPT. Blasch, Lynn Paul	11 September 1981 - 27 July 1983
10	CAPT. Bower Jr., Johns Hollis	27 July 1983 - 6 September 1985
11	CAPT. Bailey, Eugene R.	6 September 1985 - 31 October 1987
12	CAPT. Willandt, Theodore August	31 October 1987 - 17 November 1989
13	CAPT. Gladman, Dennis St.Clair	17 November 1989 - 29 November 1990
14	CAPT. Fitzgibbons, Thomas Arthur	29 November 1990 - 10 September 1992
15	CAPT. Ihlenfeld, David L.	10 September 1992 - 08 June 1994
16	CAPT. Bugarin Jr., Temotio E.	8 June 1994 - 21 June 1996
17	CAPT. Quinn, James Joseph, USN (USNA 1974) :RADM	21 June 1996 - 5 November 1997
18	CAPT. Haefner, Alan Monroe	5 November 1997 - 28 July 1999
19	CAPT. Miller, John William (Fozzy), USN (USNA 1979) :VADM	28 July 1999 - 7 October 2000
20	CAPT. Henderson Jr., Ronald Holstein. USN :RADM	7 October 2000 - 4 January 2002
21	CAPT. McCawley, Charles Andrew (Andy), USN (USNA 1980)	4 January 2002 - 23 May 2003
22	CAPT. O'Flaherty, Kevin Eugene, USN (USNA 1981)	23 May 2003 - 1 December 2004
23	CAPT. Horton, Ronald, USN (USNA 1982) :RADM	1 December 2004 - 5 May 2006
24	CAPT. Alexander, John David :RADM	5 May 2006 - 10 August 2007
25	CAPT. Whalen, Kent David (Torch), USN (USNA 1984)	10 August 2007 - 10 July 2008
26	CAPT. Mikeska, Dennis Charles (Smiley)	10 July 2008 - 30 October - 2008


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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