Chris Cavas on Twitter: "Afloat Forward Staging Base LEWIS B #PULLER (#MLP 3) delivered today to US #Navy f/#NASSCO, 1st #ASFB MLP variant http://t.co/IEaJrhC45Q" / Twitter
![File:The afloat forward staging base USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) transits in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations May 16, 2013, during International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) 2013 130516-N-PX130-273.jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:The afloat forward staging base USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) transits in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations May 16, 2013, during International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) 2013 130516-N-PX130-273.jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/The_afloat_forward_staging_base_USS_Ponce_%28AFSB%28I%29_15%29_transits_in_the_U.S._5th_Fleet_area_of_operations_May_16%2C_2013%2C_during_International_Mine_Countermeasures_Exercise_%28IMCMEX%29_2013_130516-N-PX130-273.jpg)
File:The afloat forward staging base USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) transits in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations May 16, 2013, during International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) 2013 130516-N-PX130-273.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) Core Capability Set (CCS) (Expeditionary Transfer Dock) and Afloat Forward Staging Base (AFSB) (E
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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). - PICRYL - Public Domain
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USS Ponce Afloat Forward Staging Base (AFSB) Will Provide Combat Capability for Fifth Fleet | Defense Media Network
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USS Ponce Afloat Forward Staging Base (AFSB) Will Provide Combat Capability for Fifth Fleet | Defense Media Network
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The Military Sealift Command Plays the Fountain of Youth Role: The Ponce Back to Sea - Second Line of Defense
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