The USS Essex loads an LCU from her stern gate.
The USS Essex (LHD-2) loads an LCU from her stern gate.
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Going Further with Gators: Forward Arming and Refueling Ships

By Lieutenant Commanders Ben Herring and Scott Richards, U.S. Navy
March 2020
Proceedings
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Admiral Mike Gilday’s December 2019 FragO asserts a vision of innovation in warfighting and improved integration between the Navy and Marine Corps as the key to winning the future fight. The Chief of Naval Operations outlined a continued focus on great power competition and leaves in place his predecessor’s Design for Maintaining Maritime Superiority Version 2.0. The documents prescribe continued development of the distributed maritime operations (DMO), expeditionary advanced base operations (EABO), and littoral operations in a contested environment (LOCE) concepts. These will improve integration, increase distribution of forces, and enhance maneuver to gain the advantage against adversaries.

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Lieutenant Commander Ben Herring

Lieutenant Commander Herring is a surface warfare officer serving on board the USS Wasp (LHD-1). He is a 2005 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, a 2017 graduate of the Naval War College, and a former fellow for the Halsey Alpha Advanced Research Program. 

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Lieutenant Commander Scott Richards

Lieutenant Commander Richards is a surface warfare officer serving on board the USS Wasp (LHD-1). He is a 2009 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, 2015 graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School, and an amphibious warfare tactics instructor.

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