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San Diego, California - December 2011
San Diego, California - September 2011
September 2011
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - September 2011
Indian Ocean - August 2011
Indian Ocean - August 2011
Indian Ocean - August 2011
Indian Ocean - August 2011
Red Sea - June 2011
Gulf of Aden - June 2011
5th Fleet AOR - June 2011
Indian Ocean - March 2011
Indian Ocean - March 2011
February 2011
February 2011
San Diego - February 2011
San Diego - February 2011
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - July 2010
Pacific Ocean - July 2009
Guam - February 2009
December 2008
Pacific Ocean - July 2008
San Diego - May 2007
5th Fleet AOR - November 2006
5th Fleet AOR - November 2006
San Diego - April 2006
San Diego - April 2006
San Diego - March 2005
Arabian Gulf - July 2004
San Diego - May 2004
November 1989
November 1989
November 1989
November 1989
November 1989
November 1989
November 1989
November 1989
November 1989
November 1989
November 1989
November 1989
November 1989
November 1989
November 1989
November 1989
January 1988
launching - January 1988
launching - January 1988
launching - January 1988
launching - January 1988
launching - January 1988
launching - January 1988
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Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Nevada:
USS COMSTOCK (LSD 45) is the second ship to be
named after the Comstock Lode, an early American pioneer mining site near
Virginia City, Nevada. The Comstock Lode, founded in 1859, has become
indelible in the history of the American West; it produced more than
$500,000,000 in gold and silver.
Equally important as the riches the mineproduced, were the peripheral effects
that it had on other industries. To mine the ore, huge hoisting machines,
giant pumps, heavy stamps, drills, cables and hundreds of other tools were
manufactured.To drain water from underground reservoirs, engineers completed
a five mile tunnel under the floor of the Carson River to the Comstock mine.
Water required for the 40,000 inhabitants of Virginia City and its
surrounding area was transported from an artificial lake, Marlette, 30 miles
away in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Using pipes that were cast to fit around
mountains, tunnels, flumes and a large inverted siphon, the water
transportation and distribution system was considered an engineering marvel
during this epochal period.
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USS Comstock (LSD 45):
Since her commissioning in February, 1990, COMSTOCK has completed three
extended deployments to the Western Pacific and the Middle East Forces, and
has completed one deployment to the Southern Pacific conducting counter
narcotic operations.
In December, 1995 COMSTOCK returned from an extended deployment to the
Arabian Gulf in continued support of United Nations and United States
policies for that region. Among the highlights of the deployment were
integrated amphibious operations with the Jordanian Armed Forces during
Operation Infinite Moonlight.
Upon entering into dry dock on 5 February 1996, COMSTOCK began a five month
Dock Phased Maintenance Availability. On 5 June, COMSTOCK returned pier-side
Naval Station San Diego and began upkeep and training. Upkeep continued
throughout the months of July, August, and September. In October, COMSTOCK
got underway for NORTHPAC, embarking NROTC students and making a port visit
to San Francisco for Fleet Week. COMSTOCK returned to San Diego at the end of
October to resume upkeep, finishing out the year with an Intermediate
Maintenance Availability in late November.
COMSTOCK began 1997 with a Change of Command in late February. COMSTOCK
remained in the San Diego area doing operations off the coast of Southern
California until mid-April when the ship made a port visit to Cabo San Lucas.
COMSTOCK was in port San Diego in a training and upkeep status for the months
of May, June, July and the beginning of August. 28 August 1997, COMSTOCK
began her track toward the Arabian Gulf for Western Pacific Deployment.
COMSTOCK made port visits to Hawaii, Guam, Singapore, Thailand, Bahrain, and
UAE. COMSTOCK was a vital part of exercise EAGER MACE, and finished out the
year of 1997 in the North Arabian Gulf.
COMSTOCK began the year of 1998 in the North Arabian Gulf as part of
Operation EAGER MACE. The end of WESTPAC 1998 brought port visits to India,
Malaysia, Indonesia, Guam and Hawaii, enroute to San Diego. COMSTOCK returned
to home port San Diego on 27 February 1998. In April COMSTOCK began INSURV.
After INSURV, COMSTOCK made a port visit to San Francisco. Once back in port
San Diego, COMSTOCK began the PMA which continued from May to July. COMSTOCK
made port visits to Everett and Seattle Washington. COMSTOCK finished out the
year with a Change of Command, followed by upkeep and training.
COMSTOCK began 1999 with Amphibious Specialty Training during the month of
January, followed by pre-deployment work-ups. At the end of May, COMSTOCK was
enroute to Hawaii as she began CARAT 1999. During deployment COMSTOCK made
port visits to Hawaii, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia
before returning to San Diego at the beginning of October. COMSTOCK finished
out the year with a post-deployment PMA period.
COMSTOCK began 2001 with Amphibious Specialty Training and an Amphibious
Readiness Group Certification. In March, COMSTOCK was enroute to San
Francisco for Exercise Kernel Blitz. During the months of May and June
COMSTOCK participated in COMPTUEX and FLEETEX. COMSTOCK was enroute to Hawaii
mid-August for the beginning of WESTPAC 2001. COMSTOCK made port visits to
Hawaii, Australia, and Bahrain and was part of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.
COMSTOCK began 2002 mid WESTPAC 01, with Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. She made
port visits to Fremantle and Sydney Australia and had a Change of Command end
of January. By mid-March COMSTOCK was back in home port San Diego for
post-deployment upkeep. May and June, COMSTOCK was dry-docked at Southwest
Marine. In July, COMSTOCK commenced Sea Trials, and the months of August –
December, COMSTOCK began upkeep, training, and certifications.
COMSTOCK began 2003 with a Surge Deployment to the Arabian Gulf. COMSTOCK
made port visits to Guam, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Hawaii and was part of
Operations IRAQI FREEDOM and MERO. Early July, COMSTOCK was back in port San
Diego for upkeep and training. COMSTOCK commenced INSURV at the end of
August. COMSTOCK made a port visit to British Columbia, Canada beginning of
September. COMSTOCK finished out the year with a Change of Command at the end
of October, followed my upkeep and training.
COMSTOCK began 2008 with a CMAV, 3M Assessment, and INSURV. February through
June COMSTOCK was underway various times off the coast of Southern California
for training and certifications. In June, COMSTOCK commenced RIMPAC 2008
making port visits in Hawaii. Early August, COMSTOCK was back in San Diego
for upkeep, LTT and INSURV preparations. COMSTOCK finished out 2008 with
INSURV, CERTEX, and ULTRA-E.
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