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396k | Mrs. Sandra L. Boomer, wife of Gen. Walter E. Boomer, USMC Christens Oak Hill (LSD-51) during the ship's launching ceremony,
11 June 1994, at Avondale Industries New Orleans, LA.
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46k | USS Oak Hill (LSD-51} underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo |
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46k | USS Oak Hill (LSD-51} underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo |
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41k | USS Oak Hill (LSD-51} underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo |
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66k | USS Oak Hill (LSD-51} underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo |
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93k | USS Oak Hill (LSD-51} en route to the waters off Long Island to assist in the search and recovery of victims and wreckage from TWA Flight 800, 23 July 1996. Oak Hill served as an afloat command post and at-sea base of operations for the Navy support effort. Oak Hill joined USS Grasp (ARS-51) and Navy diving, salvage and explosive ordnance disposal units on site. US Navy photo # 960723-N-00000-001. |
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311k | USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) moored in the background at NAB Little Creek, VA., 30 April 2004. as sailors man the rails aboard the Cyclone-class, coastal patrol craft USS Typhoon (PC-5) as she departs NAB Little Creek for an 18 month deployment with the USS Sirocco (PC 6). US Navy photo # 040430-N-1464F-019 by JOC Dave Fliesen. |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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208k | USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) at anchor in the Suez Canal, 30 January 2007. Oak Hill is part of the Bataan ESG
deployed in support of the global war on terrorism.
US Marine Corps photo # 070130-M-9389C-124 Suez Canal (January 30, 2007) by by Sergeant Freddy G. Cantu |
Robert Hurst | |
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97k | USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) and amphibious transport dock USS Shreveport
(LPD-12) follow the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD-5) (not shown) while transiting the Suez Canal
to depart U.S. Naval Central Command area of responsibility, 1 June 2007.
U.S. Navy photo 070601-N-1467R-004 by MC2 Pedro A. Rodriguez. |
Robert Hurst | |
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130k | USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) is guided to the pier by tugboats during a homecoming ceremony at
Earl Industries Shipyard in Portsmouth, VA. Oak Hill returned after completing a seven-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf.
U.S. Navy photo 081018-N-798H-020 (Portsmouth, VA. (Oct 18, 2008) by MC3 Mandy Hunsucker. |
Robert Hurst | |
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242k | A tug helps turn USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) around in the bay at Castries, St. Lucia, before mooring pierside. Oak Hill is participating in Southern Partnership Station '09, a combined naval and amphibious operation with Oak Hill and maritime forces from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay. Oak Hill will also support U.S Marine Corps Forces South multinational Amphibious exercise Southern Exchange 2009. US Navy photo # 090609-N-0924R-075 CASTRIES, St. Lucia (June 8, 2009) by MC3 Cory Rose. |
Lee Wahler | |
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1664k | A tug helps turn USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) returns home after nearly three months of operations in South America supporting Southern Partnership Station (SPS) 2009. US Navy photo # 090821-N-3542S-277 NORFOLK (Aug. 21, 2009) by MC2 Nikki Smith. |
Lee Wahler | |
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217k | A Riverine command boat from Riverine Squadron (RIVRON-2) departs the well deck of USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) after the completion of a Riverine well deck certification. The Riverine Force is a combat-arms force that performs point defense, fire support and interdiction operations along inland waterways to defeat enemies and support coalition forces. US Navy photo # 110531-N-MR305-330 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (May 31, 2011) by MC2 Michael R. Hinchcliffe. |
Lee Wahler | |
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242k | USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) assisted by tugs Dakanawida (YTB-831) and Wanamassa (YTB-820) arrives at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to conduct agricultural counter-measure wash downs of all embarked equipment. Guantanamo Bay is Oak Hill's final port visit before returning to the U.S. after supporting Amphibious Southern Partnership Station 2011 in the Caribbean. Oak Hill supported Southern Partnership Station 2012, an annual deployment of U.S naval assets in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility. LCU 1659 is moving vehicles for wash down. US Navy photo # 111213-N-IQ128-049 GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (Dec. 13, 2011) by R. Vargas. |
Lee Wahler | |
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178k | Marine line-handlers wait on the pier while USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) arrives carrying more than 150 Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS-274). The Marines will return home to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., on 21 December 2011, following a three-month deployment with the Amphibious-Southern Partnership Station (A-SPS) 2011 to Honduras, Columbia and Guatemala. A-SPS is an annual deployment of U.S. ships to the U.S. Southern Command's area of responsibility in the Caribbean and Latin America. The exercise involves information sharing with navies, coast guards and civilian services throughout the region. US Marine Corps photo # 111219-M-FI266-002 Morehead City, NC (Dec. 19, 2011) by Lance Cpl. Glen Santy. |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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625k | USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) moored across from APL-58 at General Dynamics NASSCO-Norfolk Shipyard (formerly Metro Machine), Norfolk VA, 17 June 2012. | Stephen Pettway SK1 (SW) USN (Ret.) | |
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3692k | USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) moored across from USS
Elrod (FFG-55) at General Dynamics NASSCO-Norfolk Shipyard, Norfolk VA, in November 2012. US Navy photo. |
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196k | USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) prepares to moor in New York Harbor during the Parade of Ships at Fleet Week New York. Fleet Week New
York, now in its 26th year, is the city's time-honored celebration of the sea services. The week-long celebration is an opportunity for the citizens of New York and the
surrounding Tri-State area to meet Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen, as well as witness firsthand the latest capabilities of today's maritime services US Navy photo # 140521-N-WI365-061 NEW YORK (May 21, 2014) by MC3 Markus Castaneda. |
Lee Wahler | |
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168k | A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) departs USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) during Bold Alligator 2014. Bold Alligator is intended to improve Navy and Marine Corps amphibious core competencies while working with coalition, NATO, allied and partner nations The exercise takes place 29 October through 10 November 2014, afloat and ashore along the Eastern Seaboard. US Navy photo # 141031-N-YR571-370 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 31, 2014) by MC2 Kevin Johnson. |
Ron Reeves | |
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336k | USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) under way with the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the
26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) participating in ARG/MEUEX,
a scenario-based amphibious integration exercise, in preparation for a future deployment.
US Navy photo # 150628-N-XD363-534 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 28, 2015) by MC3 Michael Gendron. |
Lee Wahler | |
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254k | The amphibious assault ship
USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) and USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) pull alongside
the Dry Cargo/Ammunition Ship USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE-7) during a replenishment-at-sea (RAS). Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious
Ready Group (ARG) and, with the embarked
26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security
cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. US Navy photo # 151111-N-AX638-036 RED SEA (Nov. 11, 2015), by MCSN Tyler Preston. |
Ron Reeves | |
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1146k | USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) transits the Southern Arabian Gulf. Oak Hill is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready
Group (ARG) and with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU), is deployed in support of
maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.
US Navy photo # 151202-N-JO245-123 SOUTHERN ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 2, 2015) by MC3 Justin Yarborough/. |
Lee Wahler | |
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961k | The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) and
USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) transit alongside the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler
USNS Kanawha (T-AO-196) (center), during a replenishment-at-sea (RAS). Kearsarge,
a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, deployed as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group/26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe.
US Navy photo # 160407-N-TT202-044 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 7, 2016) by MCSN Daniel E. Gheesling. |
Lee Wahler | |
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269k | The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) and
USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) pull alongside the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO-196) (center), during a replenishment-at-sea (RAS). Kearsarge,
a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, deployed as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group/26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe.
US Navy photo # 160407-N-AX638-050 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 7, 2016) by MC2 Tyler Preston. |
Lee Wahler | |
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185k | USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) is under way in preparation for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
US Navy photo # 170904-N-SZ865-060 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 4, 2017) by MC3 Michael Eduardo Jorge. |
Lee Wahler | |
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188k | USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) is under way in support of hurricane relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. The Department
of Defense is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and
is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort.
US Navy photo # 171018-N-BD308-0016 CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct.18, 2017) by MC3 Levingston Lewis |
Lee Wahler | |
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203k | USNS Patuxent (T-AO-201) left, steams alongside the Harpers
Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) during a replenishment-at-sea. Oak Hill is homeported
in Virginia Beach, VA., and is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations.
US Navy photo # 180303-N-JS726-0034 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 3, 2018) by MC1 David Holmes. |
Lee Wahler | |
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248k | An AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicle attached to the
26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU), enters the well deck of USS Oak Hill (LSD-51). Oak Hill is on a regularly scheduled deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet
area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners, and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in
the region.
US Navy photo # 180409-N-TJ319-0283 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 9, 2018), by MC3 Jessica L. Dowell. |
Lee Wahler | |
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78k | A German Navy Sea King Mark 41 helicopter departing the flight deck of USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) during exercise "Baltic Operations" (BALTOPS), 3 June 2018.
U.S. Navy photo # 180603-N-PC620-0141 by MC3 Michael H. Lehman. |
Robert Hurst | |
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251k | USNS Supply (T-AOE-6) refuels the amphibious assault ship
USS Bataan (LHD-5) and USS Oak Hill(LSD-51) during a replenishment at sea, 30 October 2019. Bataan is underway conducting a composite
training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
US Navy photo # 191029-N-MY922-1071 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 30, 2019) by MC3 Kaitlin Rowell. |
Lee Wahler | |
Entering the port of Kiel |
Entering the port of Kiel |
Entering the port of Kiel |
Entering the port of Kiel |
Moored at Tirpitz quay, Kiel Naval Base |
Moored at Tirpitz quay, Kiel Naval Base |
Moored at Tirpitz quay, Kiel Naval Base |
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Moored at Polskie quay in Gdynia, 23 June 2018 |
Moored at Polskie quay in Gdynia, 23 June 2018 |
Departing Gdynia, 24 June 2018 to take part in sea parade honoring 100th anniversary of Polish Navy |
Departing Gdynia, 24 June 2018 to take part in sea parade honoring 100th anniversary of Polish Navy |
Departing Gdynia, 24 June 2018 to take part in sea parade honoring 100th anniversary of Polish Navy |
Departing Gdynia, 24 June 2018 to take part in sea parade honoring 100th anniversary of Polish Navy |
Under way during Polish Navy 100th anniversary sea parade celebration |
Under way during Polish Navy 100th anniversary sea parade celebration |
| Commanding Officers | ||
| 01 | CDR. Durnan, Michael Allister | 8 June 1996 - 12 January 1998 |
| 02 | CDR. Joachim, Steven Charles | 12 January 1998 - 4 August 1999 |
| 03 | CDR. Bess, Jonathan C. | 4 August 1999 - 20 April 2001 |
| 04 | CDR. Zalamea, Ulysses Oca | 20 April 2001 - 7 December 2002 |
| 05 | CDR. Bryant Jr., John Linwood | 7 December 2002 - 1 October 2004 |
| 06 | CDR. Gilbert, Curtis James | 1 October 2004 - 26 March 2006 |
| 07 | CDR. Stapf, Ray Anton | 26 March 2006 - 2 September 2007 |
| 08 | CDR. Agle, Heidi Christine | 2 September 2007 - March 2009 |
| 09 | CDR. Blackburn, Daniel | 10 March 2009 - September 2010 |
| 10 | CDR. Bauer, David E. | September 2010- 2012 |
| 11 | CDR. Lane, Kevin Alan | 2012 - 6 September 2013 |
| 12 | CDR. Carmichael, Bryan K. | 6 September 2013 - 6 March 2015 |
| 13 | CDR. Bowman, Orlando S. | 6 March 2015 - 5 August 2016 |
| 14 | CDR. Cooper, Makia Monte, USN | 5 August 2016 - 12 January 2018 |
| 15 | CDR. Knight, Philip Eric, USN | 12 January 2018 - 10 May 2019 |
| 16 | CDR. Jacobo, Rodolfo (Rod), USN | 10 May 2019 - 19 September 2020 |
| 17 | CDR. Wijnaldum, Kathryn Sampson, USN (USNA 2001) | 19 September 2020 - 2022 |
| 18 | CDR. Meise, John William, USN (USNA 2003) | 2022 - 2023 |
| 19 | CDR. Nowell, Jason T., USN | 2023 - |
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