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The Navy has named its newest amphibious assault Noun 1. amphibious assault - an amphibious operation attacking a land base that is carried out by troops that are landed by naval ships
amphibious operation - a military operation by both land and sea forces


 ship Makin Island, honoring the Marine Corps raid on Japanese-held Makin Island in the Gilbert Islands in August 1942.

On 29 August 2003, Acting Secretary of the Navy Hansford T. Johnson General Hansford T. Johnson was born in 1936, in Aiken, South Carolina. He graduated from high school in 1953 and then attended Clemson College. He was the outstanding graduate in thermodynamics and aerodynamics from the United States Air Force Academy in 1959, received a master's  signed the donation contract officially transferring the historic aircraft carrier Midway (CV 41) to the San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum The San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum is a maritime museum located in downtown San Diego, California at Navy Pier. The museum consists of the USS Midway aircraft carrier. History
In August 1991, Midway departed Yokosuka and returned to Pearl Harbor.
 in San Diego, Calif.

The Navy recommended to Department of Defense officials that Carl Vinson's (CVN (Card Verification Number) See CSC.  70) refueling and complex overhaul begin in fall 2005, one year later than originally planned.
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Title Annotation:United States Navy
Publication:Naval Aviation News
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jan 1, 2004
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