HII - HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding Christens Amphibious Assault Ship Bougainville (LHA 8) | Benzinga
PASCAGOULA, Miss., Dec. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII's (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division christened the Navy's third America-class amphibious assault ship Bougainville (LHA 8) today.
"Today is not only a day to celebrate our namesake, representatives of the successful outcome of a World War II campaign, but also the team work and collaboration of our United States Navy and Marine Corps that enabled it," Ingalls Shipbuilding President Kari Wilkinson said. "To fulfil our mission here in the shipyard, our sailors and Marines serve as a stellar example of how this extended network works together to fulfill a bigger purpose."
Bougainville is the second ship named in honor of Bougainville Island in the Solomons. The name commemorates a successful World War II campaign enabled by close coordination among the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Marine Corps and our allies. During the campaign, which lasted from 1943 to 1944, allied forces secured a strategic airfield from Japanese forces in the northern Solomon Islands, helping the allies break the Japanese stronghold in the South Pacific.
In his remarks, Major Gen. James Adams III, nominee for deputy commandant for Programs & Resources, Headquarters United States Marine Corps, honored the Americans who fought during the Bougainville campaign.
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