USS San Antonio arrives in Haifa for 'routine port
visit'
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LAST UPDATED: 09/04/2013
21:14
The USS San Antonio, an amphibious
transport dock ship, arrived at the port of Haifa on Wednesday for what the US Navy called a "routine port
visit."
Captain Randell Dykes said the visit was a
"well deserved break for sailors and marines, and for many is the first time
they have visited Israel.
"If you have been here, you know what a
great country Israel is," Dykes said, adding "I
know our sailors and marines will have a great time. They certainly deserve it
after all the hard work they've put in on this
deployment."
According to the US Navy, tours were to be
offered to the sailors and marines and they would have the opportunity to
explore Haifa "and to experience the rich history
and culture of Israel."
On Monday it was reported that the
nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz and other ships in its strike group
were heading west toward the Red Sea to help support a limited US strike on
Syria, if
needed.
The same report said that the US Navy has
also sent the USS San Antonio to the eastern Mediterranean, diverting it from a previously scheduled
mission that would have taken it farther west.
A defense official said the San Antonio had been asked
to serve as an afloat forward staging base, which could provide a temporary base
for special operations forces, if they were needed. It could also assist with
evacuations.
A spokesman for the ship declined comment,
referring questions to the Navy. Lieutenant Adam Cole, spokesman for the Navy's
European headquarters, declined to discuss any specific plans for the San Antonio or future ship
movements.
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