Navy Receives its Final Expeditionary Sea Base

The U.S. Navy received its final Lewis B. Puller-class Expeditionary Sea Base this week as Military Sealift Command prepares for the return of three sidelined ships. General Dynamics NASSCO delivered the future USS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB-8) to the Navy on Tuesday in San Diego following sea trials earlier this summer. Expeditionary Sea Bases have historically been forward deployed and used as a host for both mine countermeasures and special operations forces. “Our ESBs are critical to marit

Source: USNI News