HELMAND PROVINCE LHA 10
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
Naming Ceremony by SecNav Carlos Del Toro 2 May 2024 Keel Laid - Launched - Christened |
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- USS Helmand Province LHA-10 Covers Page 1 (DATE RANGE)
Postmarks
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NAMESAKE - Helmand Providence, Afghanistan.
USS Helmand Province commemorates the multiple US Marine Corps operations that took place in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province as part of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). Initiating the first U.S. ground offensive of OEF, on 19 October 2001, helicopters launched from USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) lifted Task Force Sword (FT-11) to Objective Rhino, a remote airstrip in Helmand Province. Following the airstrip’s seizure, the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived on 25 November 2001 to establish Camp Rhino. It was one of the longest ship-to-shore amphibious operations in history. Elements of the 26th MEU (Special Operations Command) subsequently reinforced the 15th MEU on 4 December 2001. Afterward, Marine presence in Helmand remained constant, though minimal. On 29 April 2008, the 24th MEU stormed Taliban-held Garmser, then staged into southern Helmand on 1 June 2008. With allied support, the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade launched Operation Strike of the Sword on 2 July 2009. The 1st Battalion, 7th Marines later conducted operation Sangin Moshtrarak Naweed in May 2012. This was one of OEF’s largest air assault operations. By 2013, with relative regional stability secured, Marines trained Afghan forces to maintain security in advance of the late 2014 drawdown.
The ships sponsor is Mrs. Trish Smith, the spouse of General Eric M. Smith, 39th Commandant of the US Marine Corps.
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