General Dynamics subsidiary NASSCO has christened the United States Navy ship USNS 'John Glenn' (MLP-2).
The vessel is the second of three mobile landing platform-class (MLP) vessels designed and built by NASSCO. The christening ceremony took place at NASSCO's San Diego shipyard.
The MLP is designed as a flexible platform that will provide capability for large scale logistics movements such as the transfer of vehicles and equipment from sea to shore.
It will significantly reduce dependency on foreign ports and provide support in the absence of any port, making it especially useful during disaster response and for supporting marines once they are ashore.