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Officials Tout Ship Acquisition And Evolutionary Changes

Friday, October 27th, 2017

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Officials Tout Ship Acquisition And Evolutionary Changes

The USNS Lewis B. Puller, (T-ESB 3), the first Expeditionary Mobile Base in the formerly Mobile Landing Platform program. (Photo: General Dynamics)

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Several officials from Program Executive Office (PEO) Ships spoke at a conference last about what they have been able to accomplish and how the Navy is evolving its designs as it moves towards a 355-ship goal.Clif Mitchell, deputy program manager of PMS 385 (Strategic and Theater Lift) said his office has two main production lines open: the Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) and Expeditionary Transfer Dock (ESD)/Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB), which was formerly MLP. He spoke on a panel…

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