The US Navy's floating island. The USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3) brings the base to the fight. With a massive flight deck for Ospreys and Sea Dragons, it operates where land bases are impossible. 🇺🇸 . . #military #usa #naval #warship #engineering #marines #aviation #usnavy #deployment | Military Addict

A seabasing platform with a flight deck on top: USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3) Capt. Scott Hattaway tells us how this unique expeditionary mobile base works. Watch 👀 now ⬇️ | U.S. Navy

📹 : Highlights from USS Lewis B. Puller's (ESB 3) participation in exercise Iron Defender 2022 in the Arabian Gulf. Iron Defender was a 10-day bilateral training exercise with 🇦🇪 that focused on maritime security operations, mine countermeasures and harbor defense. | U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet

USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3), an expeditionary sea base previously a part of the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command, was commissioned as a U.S. Navy warship today in Bahrain. The ceremony featured the reading of a letter from the ship's sponsor who was unable to make it to Bahrain. Learn more about the ship and her namesake here: https://www.history.navy.mil/news-and-events/multimedia-gallery/infographics/heritage/uss-lewis-b--puller.html | Naval History & Heritage Command

The U.S. Navy converted USNS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB 3) to a U.S. naval warship, commissioning the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) during a ceremony at Khalifa bin Salman Port in Al Hidd, Bahrain, Aug. 17. Puller is the first ship to be commissioned outside the United States, and the ship’s reclassification provides U.S. Central Command and 5th Fleet greater flexibility to better meet regional challenges. U.S. Navy | U.S. Central Command | USNS Lewis B Puller T-Esb-3 Gold | | U