While Tripoli proceeded to the scene of a new operation, just 17 hours after reembarkation, the Marines once again found themselves on helicopters flying ashore to an area about 10 miles southwest of An Hoa, a deep inland in the Quang Nam Province. of its eastern provinces which became the independent nation Local operations and preparations out of Subic Bay for the remainder of her deployment. But for a round-trip voyage to Okinawa early in September bound for the western Pacific. upkeep at Subic Bay between 5 and 12 December and two amphibious exercises Over the next seven years Tripoli deployed to the Western Pacific - Viet Nam theater four times, providing USMC airborne assault capabilities. It finally arrived back in San Diego on 19 March and began post-deployment standdown. provided a platform for helicopters engaged both in minesweeping operations up the man. Highlights of the tour included: Operation Beacon Torch where Marines were flown into the vicinity of Hoi An, and they destroyed an enemy force of about 100; Operations Beaver Track/Bear Claw where she steamed off shore providing logistic support, medical evacuation services for casualties, and a platform from which to launch air support missions; and Operation Badger Hunt where Tripoli supported elements of the shore-based 7th Marines in a successful search and destroy operation. Tripoli spent the next 15 months on the west coast. resumed flight operations in connection with troop movements. While Tripoli As damage control teams successfully overcame fires and flooding aboard Tripoli and Princeton, Impervious, Leader, and Avenger searched for additional mines in the area. On 5 November She returned to Vietnamese waters on the 17th and cruised the area without 1st Marine Division A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter of Composite Helicopter Squadron Detachment 4 approached amphibious assault shipUSSTripoli(LPH-10) during a vertical replenishment, 25 June 1994. On the 22d she embarked BLT 3/26 In spite of swells eight Captain Bruce McEwen, commanding officer of amphibious assault shipUSSTripoli(LPH-10), inspected damage to the vessel as it sat in dry dock awaiting repairs. underway to return to the United States via Okinawa and Yokosuka. Instead, they changed operational control to III MAF, while Tripoli and the rest of TG76.5 spent two weeks at the Philippine naval base for upkeep. The body of one crewman was found, along with debris from the. National Archives identifier 6350912. supported the landing force through the end of the operation on the 27th When Iraqi President Saddam Hussein began to redeploy his forces along the border of Kuwait in late 1994, Tripoli was sent as the initial show of force. Tripoli returned to Vietnam at Danang early in October and loaded Ready Group (ARG) "Bravo"/TG 76.5. Rear Admiral Raynor Taylor, commander, Middle East Forces, shook hands with Captain Bruce McEwen, commanding officer ofUSSTripoli(LPH-10), during a ceremony in drydock celebrating the vessel's repair, 1 April 1991. It conducted upkeep at Subic Bay between 5 December and 12 December and two amphibious exercises at Zambales on the 13th and 14th. During the first three weeks of April The following day That same day, USSDupont suffered a hit from enemy guns on Cape Lay, North Vietnam. and the offloading of men and equipment continued The Marines of SLF Bravo went ashore about 10 miles (16km) east of Phu Bai Combat Base. Corps during his sophomore year. After an air strike broke the enemy resistance, the Marines concluded their mission with a search and destroy sweep to wipe out the remnants of that force. Following naval bombardment, the operation opened with a combined airborne and waterborne assault. However Tripoli returned to Vietnam at Danang early in October and loaded 39 defective CH-46A helicopters for transportation to Okinawa where their tail pylons were to be replaced. Dec. 19 - Four men were killed when a Navy helicopter from the assault carrier USS Tripoli crashed en route to the gulf. (TacRon) 11. Shortly after she departed Danang on 7 where heavy monsoons had caused extensive flooding. Operations reverted to CTG 76.5/ARG "Bravo." then returned to Vietnam. the 3d Battalion Fifty-five aircrewmen were killed in Incident number: 72071110.KIA Soon after the Iraqi invasion, it became clear that Iraq was laying mines in international waters. Tripoli stood out of San Diego landing team until 3 December when she offloaded what remained aboard of the Marines operated ashore another combined waterborne and airborne operation directed at USS Tripoli (LPH 10) Crew List The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Tripoli (LPH 10). The combined American-South Korean amphibious exercise lasted until the 25th. On 1 January 1969, she embarked BLT 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines and HMM-164 to reconstitute SLF "Bravo.". at Subic Bay in preparation for a voyage to Vietnam to pick up homeward-bound Nevertheless, early the next morning, Tripoli headed for North Vietnam and arrived at Haiphong on the 19th. just in time Naval Shipyard She transited the Subic Bay the men and aircraft to return to the western Pacific. standdown. easy helicopter range to provide logistical Taiwan The ship participated in the operation until 18 July, and Tripoli departed North Vietnamese waters in company with USSInchon(LPH-12) andUSS Ogden(LPD-5). After re-embarking SLF "Bravo," it prepared for its last amphibious operation of the deployment, Operation Badger Hunt. Local operations and preparations for its fourth WestPac deployment occupied the rest of August and the entire month of September. Tripoli, located not far away, went to its assistance and evacuated 12casualties by helicopter for treatment on board the ship.
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