USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) Commissioned : Oct.16, 1993


(Last update on May 9, 2012)
24th MEU(SOC)
HMM-263(Rein)
USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3)
Mar.22, 1995 - Sep.22, 1995 (Med, Adriatic Sea)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
EG 0x-1x
CH-46EHMM-263
EG 2x
CH-53EHMH-464 DET.
EG 3x
EG 4x
UH-1N
AH-1W		HMLA-269 DET.
EG 5x
AV-8BVMA-231 DET.
HW xx
HH-46DHC-6 DET.5 (*1)
(*1) assigned to USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) rather than to 24th MEU(SOC)
Participated :
operation PROVIDE PROMISE in Bosnia-Herzegovina
operation DENY FLIGHT in Bosnia-Herzegovina
exercise WHITE PINNACLE
exercise DESTINED GLORY 95
exercise TRIDENTE
exercise RESCUE EAGLE in Albania


Selected Restricted Availability (SRA)
Jan.10, 1996 - May 3, 1996
at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth


(Last update on Jan.28, 2015)
22nd MEU(SOC)
HMM-261(Rein)
USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3)
Apr.15, 1997 - Oct.15, 1997 (Lant, Med)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
EM 0x-1x
CH-46EHMM-261
EM 2x
CH-53EHMH-461 DET.
EM 3x
EM 4x
UH-1N
AH-1W		HMLA-167 DET.
EM 5x
AV-8BVMA-223 DET.
BR xx
HH-46DHC-8 DET.2 (*1)
(*1) assigned to USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) rather than to 22nd MEU(SOC)
Participated :
operation GUARDIAN RETRIEVAL operating out of Brazzaville, Congo
operation NOBLE OBELISK in Freetown, Sierra Leone
exercise INVITEX in Ionian Sea
exercise ATLAS HINGE in Tunisia


Selected Restricted Availability (SRA)
Jan.12, 1998 - May 8, 1998
at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth


(Last update on Oct.6, 2021)
26th MEU(SOC)
HMM-365(Rein)
USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3)
Apr.14, 1999 - Oct.14, 1999 (Med, Adriatic)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
YM 0x-1x
CH-46EHMM-365
YM 2x
CH-53EHMH-464 DET.
YM 3x
YM 4x
AH-1W
UH-1N		HMLA-269 DET.
YM 50-53
YM 54-55
AV-8B+
AV-8B(NA)		VMA-231 DET. (*2)
HW xx
HH-46DHC-6 DET.2 (*1)
(*1) assigned to USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) rather than to 26th MEU(SOC)
(*2) 164568/YM-51 ditched in Adriatic Sea 25 miles East of Brindisi, Italy on May 2, 1999.
26th MEU(SOC) and HMM-365(Rein)
embarked on Apr.15, 1999
disembarked on Oct.12-13, 1999
Participated :
operation NOBLE ANVIL off the coast of the former Yugoslavia
operation ALLIED FORCE off the coast of the former Yugoslavia
operation JOINT GUARDIAN in the Aegean Sea
operation SHINING HOPE in Albania
operation AVID RESPONSE in Izmit, Turkey
exercise ATLAS HINGE with the Tunisian military off the coast of Cap Serrat, Tunisia


(Last update on Nov.9, 2016)
24th MEU(SOC)
HMM-266(Rein)
USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3)
Apr.25, 2001 - Oct.15, 2001 (Med, Adriatic)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
ES 0x-1x
CH-46EHMM-266
ES 2x
CH-53EHMH-461 DET.
ES 3x
ES 4x
AH-1W
UH-1N		HMLA-167 DET.
BR 62, xx
HH-46DHC-8 DET.7 (*1)
(*1) assigned to USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) rather than to 24th MEU(SOC)
Participated :
operation TRIDENT D'OR in Sardinia
operation RAPID CHEETAH in Kosovo
exercise MED SHARK in Morocco
exercise COOPERATIVE PARTNER in Georgia
security support for the President during the G-8 summit off the coast of Genoa, Italy


Planned Maintenance Availability (PMA)
Jan.8, 2002 - Apr.26, 2002
at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth


(Last update on Jul.29, 2015)
2nd MEB (*1)
USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3)
Amphibious Task Force East (ATF-E) (*1)
Jan.11, 2003 - Jun.30, 2003 (Med, Persian Gulf)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
YM xx
CH-46EHMM-365
EN xx
CH-53EHMH-464
HF xx
UH-1N
AH-1W		HMLA-269 DET. (*2)
BR 55, xx
MH-60SHC-8 DET.6 (*3)
(*1) 2nd MEB/ATF-E
USS Saipan (LHA 2)
USS Kearsarge (LHD 3)
USS Bataan (LHD 5)
USS Ponce (LPD 15)
USS Portland (LSD 37)
USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44)
USS Ashland (LSD 48)
(*2) HMLA-269 DET. deployed aboard USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) from the end of May
(*3) HC-8 DET.6 assigned to USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) rather than to 2nd MEB
Participated :
operation IRAQI FREEDOM


Planned Maintenance Availability (PMA)
Jan.12, 2004 - Apr.28, 2004
at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth


(Last update on May 6, 2015)
24th MEU(SOC)
HMM-263(Rein)
USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) (*2)
Jun.7, 2004 - Aug.14, 2004 (Camp Lejeune to Persian Gulf)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
EG 0x-1x
CH-46EHMM-263
EG 2x
CH-53EHMH-464 DET.
EG 3x
EG 4x
AH-1W
UH-1N		HMLA- DET.
EG 5x
AV-8BVMA- DET.
BR xx
MH-60SHC-8 DET.1 (*1)
(*1) assigned to USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) rather than to 24th MEU(SOC)
(*2) USS KEARSARGE is to transport 24thMEU to CENTCOM AOR.
07Jun, departed Norfolk
08-10Jun, embarked 24thMEU at Camp Lejeune
11Jun, departed Camp Lejeune
06Jul, anchored at Kuwait Naval Base
07-09Jul, offloaded 24MEU for deployed to Al Taqqadum, Iraq
09Jul, departed Kuwait Naval Base
14Aug, returned to Norfolk


(Last update on Apr.30, 2025)
26th MEU(SOC)
HMM-162(Rein)
USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3)
(Expeditionary Strike Group SIX)

Mar.25, 2005 - Sep.27, 2005 (OIF II/CENTCOM AOR)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
YS 0x-1x
CH-46EHMM-162
YS 2x
CH-53EHMH-464 DET.
YS 3x
YS 4x
AH-1W
UH-1N		HMLA-269 DET.
YS 50-53
YS 54-55
AV-8B+
AV-8B(NA)		VMA-231 DET.
BR xx
MH-60SHC-8 DET.2 (*1) (*2)
(*1) assigned to USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) rather than to 26th MEU(SOC)
(*2) HC-8 redesignated HSC-28 on Apr.1, 2005
26th MEU(SOC) and HMM-162(Rein)
embarked on Mar.26, 2005
disembarked on Sep.24, 2005
Participated :
joint exercise with the Moroccan Navy
exercise with Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa on Djibouti beaches
operation SEA HORSE in Iraq


(Last update on Oct.21, 2015)
Amphibious Squadron 8
USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3)
Aug.15, 2006 - Sep. 2006 (Caribbean)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
BJ 5xx
MH-53EHM-14 DET.
TB xx
MH-53EHM-15 DET.
HW xx
MH-60SHSC-26 DET.
Participated :
PANAMAX 2006 in the Caribbean Sea


Planned Maintenance Availability (PMA)
Dec. 2006 - Mar.14, 2007
at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth


(Last update on Jun.1, 2022)
22nd MEU(SOC)
HMM-261(Rein)
USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3)
(Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group)

Jul.30, 2007 - Feb.1, 2008 (Med, North Arabian Sea)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
EM 0x-1x
CH-46EHMM-261
EM 2x
CH-53EHMH-464 DET.
EM 3x
EM 4x
AH-1W
UH-1N		HMLA-269 DET.
EM 50
EM 51-EM 53
EM 54-EM 55
AV-8B+
AV-8B+(R)
AV-8B(NA)		VMA-223 DET.A (*2)
AM 13, xx
MH-60SHSC-22 DET.1 (*1)
(*1) assigned to USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) rather than to 22nd MEU(SOC)
(*2) VMA-223 DET.A
EM-50 164562 AV-8B+
EM-51 165357 AV-8B+(R)
EM-52 165384 AV-8B+(R)
EM-53 165387 AV-8B+(R)
EM-54 163864 AV-8B(NA)
EM-55 163876 AV-8B(NA)
22nd MEU(SOC) and HMM-261(Rein)
embarked on Jul.31-Aug.1, 2007
disembarked 22nd MEU on Jan.28-30, 2008
Participated :
provide humanitarian supplies to two charities
     through the Navy's program "Project Handclasp" in Djibouti
operation SEA ANGEL II in Bangladesh
Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief efforts Thanksgiving Day in the Bay of Bengal


(Last update on Aug.3, 2016)
Amphibious Squadron 8
USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3)
Aug.6, 2008 - Dec.2, 2008 (SoLant, Caribbean)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
EN xx
CH-53EHMH-464 DET.
BR xx
MH-60SHSC-28 DET.5
Participated :
Humanitarian/Civic Assistance mission Continuing Promise 2008


planned Dry-Docking Preventative Maintenance Availability (DPMA)
Mar. 2009 - Jan. 2010
at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth


(Last update on Jan.29, 2020)
26th MEU(SOC)
VMM-266(Rein)
USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3)
(Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group)

Aug.27, 2010 - May 16, 2011 (Med, North Arabian Sea)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
ES 0x-1x
MV-22BVMM-266
ES 2x
CH-53EHMH-461 DET.
ES 3x
ES 4x
AH-1W
UH-1N		HMLA-467 DET.
ES 5x
AV-8BVMA-542 DET.A
AM xx
MH-60SHSC-22 DET.3 (*1)
(*1) assigned to USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) rather than to 26th MEU(SOC)


(Last update on Nov.27, 2024)
Planned Maintenance Availability (PMA)
Jul.20, 2011 - Nov.30, 2011
at BAE Systems shipyard in Naval Station Norfolk


(Last update on Mar.1, 2023)
26th MEU(SOC)
VMM-266(Rein)
USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3)
(Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group)

Mar.11, 2013 - Nov.7, 2013 (U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet AOO)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
ES 0x-1x
MV-22BVMM-266
ES 2x
CH-53EHMH- DET.
ES 3x
ES 4x
AH-1W
UH-1N		HMLA-467 DET.
ES 51-52
ES 53-54
ES 55-56
AV-8B+(R)
AV-8B+
AV-8B(NA)		VMA-231 DET. (*2)
BR 40, 42
MH-60SHSC-28 DET.5 (*1)
(*1) assigned to USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) rather than to 26th MEU(SOC)
(*2) VMA-231 DET.
ES-51 165597 AV-8B+(R)
ES-52 165355 AV-8B+(R)
ES-53 164557 AV-8B+
ES-54 16xxxx  AV-8B+
ES-55 163864 AV-8B(NA)
ES-56 163881 AV-8B(NA)
Participated :
exercise SEA SOLDIER in Oman
exercise EAGER LION 2013 in Jordan


(Last update on May 14, 2014)
Planned Maintenance Availability (PMA)
Dec.16, 2013 - May 10, 2014
at BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair Facility


(Last update on Nov.9, 2022)
26th MEU(SOC)
VMM-162(Rein)
USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3)
(Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group)

Oct.6, 2015 - May 3, 2016 (U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet AOO)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
YS 0x-1x
MV-22BVMM-162
YS 2x
CH-53EHMH- DET.
YS 3x
YS 4x
AH-1W
UH-1Y		HMLA-167 DET.
YS 51-56
AV-8B+VMA-223 DET. (*2)
BR 32, xx
MH-60SHSC-28 DET.4 (*1)
(*1) assigned to USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) rather than to 26th MEU(SOC)
(*2) 165003/YS-53 lost after catastrophic engine failure during takeoff on Mar.8, 2016
26th MEU(SOC) and VMM-162(Rein)
embarked on Oct.7-Oct.8, 2015
disembarked on Apr.29-Apr.30, 2016
Participated :
joint amphibious exercise EGEMEN 2015 in the Gulf of Izmir, with the Turkish Navy ships
Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX)
in support of Operation INHERENT RESOLVE


(Last update on Nov.27, 2024)
Planned Maintenance Availability (PMA)
Jun.28, 2016 - Mar.25, 2017
at BAE Systems shipyard in Naval Station Norfolk


(Last update on Nov.27, 2024)
26th MEU
USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3)
(Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group)

Aug.31, 2017 - Nov.6, 2017 (Caribbean Sea)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
YS xx
MV-22BVMM-162 DET.
xx
CH-53EHMH- DET.
AC 6xx
MH-60SHSC-7 DET.
26th MEU and VMM-162
embarked on Sep.1, 2017
disembarked on Nov.5, 2017
Participated :
Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Response (HA/DR) operations,
to the devastated region of Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast,
as part of the Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.


(Last update on Mar.19, 2025)
22nd MEU(SOC)
VMM-264(Rein)
USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3)
(Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group)

Dec.17, 2018 - Jul.18, 2019 (U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet AOO)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
EH 00-11
MV-22BVMM-264
EH 20-23
CH-53EHMH-366 DET.
EH 30-32
EH 40-43
UH-1Y
AH-1W		HMLA-269 DET.
EH 51-56
AV-8B+
AV-8B+(R)		VMA-231 DET. (*2)
HW xx, xx
MH-60SHSC-26 DET. (*1)
(*1) assigned to USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) rather than to 22nd MEU(SOC)
(*2) VMA-231 DET.
EH-51 164559 AV-8B+
EH-52 16xxxx AV-8B+
EH-53 16xxxx AV-8B+
EH-54 165574 AV-8B+(R)
EH-55 16xxxx AV-8B+
EH-56 165356 AV-8B+(R)
22nd MEU(SOC) and VMM-264(Rein)
embarked on Dec.18-Dec.19, 2018
disembarked on Jul.13, 2019
Participated :
Operation Freedom's Sentinel in Afghanistan,
     while underway in the North Arabian Sea
photo exercise (PHOTOEX)
     with the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) CSG


(Last update on Nov.27, 2024)
Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA)
Nov.18, 2019 - Dec.17, 2020
at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. Shipyard


(Last update on Feb.28, 2024)
22nd MEU(SOC)
VMM-263(Rein)
USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3)
(Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group)

Mar.16, 2022 - Oct.13, 2022
(NorLant, Norwegian Sea, Med, Baltic Sea)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
EG 00-07, 10-13
MV-22BVMM-263
EG 20-24
CH-53EHMH-464 DET.
EG 30-32
EG 40-43
UH-1Y
AH-1Z		HMLA-269 DET.
EG 50
EG 51-55
AV-8B+
AV-8B+(R)		VMA-542 DET.
BR 36, 42, 44
MH-60SHSC-28 DET.4 (*1)
(*1) assigned to USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) rather than to 22nd MEU(SOC)
22nd MEU(SOC) and VMM-263(Rein)
embarked on Mar.17-Mar.18, 2022
disembarked on Oct.9-Oct.10, 2022
Participated :
NATO exercise Northern Viking, off the coast of Reykjavik, Iceland
annual multinational exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS)

(Last update on Feb.28, 2024)


(Last update on Nov.27, 2024)
Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA)
Apr.19, 2023 -                     
at BAE Systems shipyard in Naval Station Norfolk
DSRA is expected to be completed by January 2025