Keywords: USS Ponce (AFSB(I)-15) in the Arabian Sea in April 2014.JPG en The Afloat Forward Staging Base Interim USS Ponce AFSB I -15 is boarded by Sailors and Marines from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde LPD-19 during an enhanced vessel board search and seizure drill in the Arabian Gulf Ponce was recently converted and reclassified to fulfill a long standing U S Central Command request for an afloat forward staging base to be forward deployed to the U S 5th Fleet area of responsibility Two Sikorsky MH-60S Seahawk helicopters circle the ship a coastal command boat and a Riverine Command Boat RCB from Coastal Riverine Squadron RIVRON 3 are next to Ponce 2014-04-28 140428-N-BD629-280 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 175580 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Shannon M Smith PD-USGov-Military-Navy General views of USS Ponce LPD-15 USS Ponce LPD-15 |