page_title: Amphibious ready group
hierarchical_section_title: Amphibious ready group
context_page_description: An amphibious ready group of the United States Navy consists of a naval element—a group of warships known as an amphibious task force —and a landing force of U.S. Marines, in total about 5,000 people. Together, these elements and supporting units are trained, organized, and equipped to perform amphibious operations.
context_section_description: An amphibious ready group (ARG) of the United States Navy consists of a naval element—a group of warships known as an amphibious task force (ATF)—and a landing force (LF) of U.S. Marines (and occasionally U.S. Army soldiers), in total about 5,000 people. Together, these elements and supporting units are trained, organized, and equipped to perform amphibious operations.
caption: An Amphibious Ready Group in the Pacific Ocean.
   Pictured left-to-right, USS Germantown (LSD-42), Essex (LHD-2), Juneau (LPD-10), and Fort McHenry (LSD-43) in March 2002.
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