USS San Antonio Has Already Left Manta and the USS Gridley Arrived Later: Why Do Ships Stop in Ecuador?

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The USS San Antonio (LPD-17) already left the port of Manta, after staying three days in the city, while the USS Gridley (DDG-101) later arrived at the port terminal.

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The USS San Antonio amphibious transport ship (LPD-17) of the U.S. Navy arrived during the last days to the Ecuadorian port of Manta, as part of the deployment of U.S. forces in the area of responsibility of the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM).In particular, the arrival of the ship occurred in a [...] The entry The U.S. Navy deployed the USS San Antonio in the Pacific off the coast of Ecuador appears first in Military Zone.