USNS 1st LT Jack Lummus Container & Roll-on/Roll-off Ship

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment-17, 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade and U.S. Navy sailors with Naval Beach Group-1, Expeditionary Strike Group-3, conduct Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) training and offload equipment from the USNS 1st Lt. Jack Lummus (T-AK 3011) in support of Exercise Dawn Blitz 2013 in San Diego, California. Dawn Blitz is part of an annual training exercise that prepares Navy and Marine Corps forces to conduct amphibious operations and offload shipping. (U.S. Marine Corps Motion Imagery by Lance Cpl. Travis A. D'Ambrogi/RELEASED)
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[@gregordomer311]

impressing cool tech handlers. congrats from germany.

[@TunTavernWarrior2]

When she was a brand new ship, we loaded her with brand new everything for a Battalion. The Marine Corps flew us out to Panama City Florida from Kaneohe Bay in 1986. It was called MPS-3. We had 4 ships if memory serves me correct.

[@Yama00]

HOT AND SWEATY NAVY PLATFORM BARGE ACTION! NO SAILOR'S BARGE #9.

[@USMerchantMarineCaptainVic]

I signed onto her sister ship the USNS Sgt. William R. Button (T-AK-3012) on March 19, 2003, the start of the war on Iraq.

[@gunnar6674]

Cool lighterage concept, bro.

[@mattyb482]

Sailed from Guam to Australia on this ship in 1996. Also where I was shell backed

[@chrisperrien7055]

Yea, was sure nice to stare at Austrailia for a couple weeks 1 mile away and never set foot there ;). I was on the Dwayne T Wiliams.

[@mattyb482]

@@chrisperrien7055 sorry to hear that. We actually offloaded 3/4 of the ship just to move them back 2 inches to the right. Fun times....

[@mattleatherwoodjr.]

Was that the detail with MGySgt Gadson and group out of Camp Foster in Okinawa?

[@davidburchell2882]

Who runs these ships now, it use to be Waterman Steamship Company

[@tombrydson781]

Looks like good. Bit of kit

[@ph11p3540]

Now then it would be interesting if they can execute this kind of amphibious operation in stormy weather such as what they had off the coast of Normandy on D day.

[@timhill4045]

it's called training dumbass. And yes, this can be accomplished in much worse sea state conditions than 'D-day.'

[@MrChickennugget360]

this is not an amphibious assault landing this is moving equipment ashore. They used similar equipment on the Normandy Beach heads, including wrecked ships used as a break water and build artificial peers out into the coast.

[@ph11p3540]

Easy there keyboard warrior. Not everything is possible even with the best training. Have a nice. day.

[@bungmeng8618]

Phillip Mulligan

[@jerematthewjohnson223]

i was on her for 155days at sea AMEN

[@paulkazjack]

So whats the point of all this?

[@TyphoonVstrom]

What a huge waste of manpower. 100 guys to do what 10 could do.

[@A_10_PaAng_111]

+Sideslip You know why? Because they can ;-)

[@MrChickennugget360]

a lot of this man power is there for training. in a real war senerio you would not have as many guys standing around

[@paulkazjack]

@@MrChickennugget360 thats right most of them would have been shot to death by then.

[@MrChickennugget360]

@@paulkazjack no. these ships are not meant to go into combat.