USS CARTER HALL, At Sea -- USS Carter Hall conducted a stern gate transfer with the assistance of U.S. Army vessels to facilitate the movement of elements of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit going ashore to conduct scheduled sustainment training in Kuwait, Dec. 23.U.S. Army logistics support vessel, USAV SP/4 James A. Loux and landing craft utility USAV Molino Del Rey, as well as U.S. Navy landing craft air cushions, were used to complete this rare interoperability evolution.
“Without pulling into a pier in Kuwait, the only way we could successfully off-load everything in such a timely manner was with the assistance of the LSV, LCACs,” said Marine Chief Warrant Officer Shawn Chabot, Carter Hall’s combat cargo officer. “The crews on the Army ships were instrumental in the process and enabled us to complete a three-day offload in just one day.”
“USS Carter Hall was fortunate to be a part of this interoperability experience,” said Lt. Rebecca Domzalski, 1st lieutenant aboard Carter Hall. “We brought in Army craft to our stern gate, which the Carter Hall has never done before, and since the LSV are much larger than the vessels we usually use, it enabled us to complete the mission in 18 hours.”
