Usav Spearhead News

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Erik Horner casts off a mooring line as the U.S. Army's Theater Support Vessel-1X USAV Spearhead gets underway from Ford Island at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Aug. 11, 2005, to conduct a capabilities demonstration. The 98-meter aluminum-hulled catamaran can maneuver personnel with their equipment from staging bases to remote locations at speeds of up to 40 knots. Horner, is a Navy cryptological technician-technical assigned to the USS Lake Erie (CG 70). DoD photo by Petty Officer

“Awesome” is the word used by CW3 Patrick S. knots running down the coast of Qatar during Operation Iraqi Freedom. expectations were high. and troop units. award. Gulf to be part of the major military build-up in the region. worldwide. Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. CW3 Patrick S. is amazing, and all eyes are on the Spearhead in every port. most of the western part of the CENTCOM Theater from Jordan to Kuwait. says, “I can tell you that Incat has hit a home run with this ship! of equipment. unbelievable” he says. TSV-1X Spearhead is a pure Army craft. fine-tune the requirements for Spearhead. the US Navy and on target for a mid 2003 delivery.