USS OAK HILL
LSD 51
  
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The Oak Hill (LSD 51) is the second U.S. Navy ship to be named for Oak Hill, the home of President James Monroe in Loudoun County, Virginia.

February 18, 2000 USS Oak Hill departed Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek for a scheduled deployment, with the USS Wasp (LHD 1) Amphibious Ready Group, in Mediterranean Sea. The dock landing ship returned to homeport in July after participating in exercises Dynamic Response 2000, Dynamic Mix and Noble Shirley.

February 22, 2002 LSD 51 deployed again with the USS Wasp ARG and the 22nd MEU, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Since relieving the USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) on station, the Oak Hill Sailors and Marines have participated in several exercises keeping the "Blue/Green team" sharp and mission ready. After visiting Split, Croatia, she returned home on Aug. 23.

October 1, 2004 Cmdr. Curtis J. Gilbert relieved Cmdr. John L. Bryant as commanding officer of USS Oak Hill, during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship.

January 19, 2005 USS Oak Hill departed Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek in support of a humanitarian assistance exercise in Haiti, entitled New Horizons, as part of the USS Saipan (LHA 2) Expeditionary Strike Group; Returned home on March 9.

January 24, 2006 USS Oak Hill departed Little Creek for a surge deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Along with USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) and USS Vicksburg (CG 69), she will work with allies to detect, disrupt, and deny international terrorist organizations the use of the maritime environment.

February 9, The dock landing ship pulled into Souda Bay, Crete, for a routine port call.

March 26, Cmdr. Ray A. Staff relieved Cmdr. Curtis J. Gilbert as CO of the USS Oak Hill during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship at Manama, Bahrain.

March 30, USS Oak Hill provided assistance to a vessel in distress approximately 60 nautical miles off the coast of Somalia, while conducting Maritime Security Operations (MSO), as part of the Dutch-led Coalition Task Force (CTF) 150.

May 31, USS Oak Hill returned to homeport after a four-month underawy period in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet AoR. During her transit home through the Mediterranean Sea, she conducted engineering certification before enjoying a port visit to Cittivecchia, Italy.

August 19, The dock landing ship is currently in the Atlantic Ocean, conducting an Expeditionary Strike Group Integration (ESGINT) with the USS Bataan (LHD 5), USS Shreveport (LPD 12), embarked elements of Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) Two and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), in preparation for an upcoming deployment.

October 21, LSD 51 is currently underway off the East Coast conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX).

January 4, 2007 USS Oak Hill departed NAB Little Creek for a scheduled deployment, with the USS Bataan ESG-2, in support of the global war on terrorism.

February 5, The Oak Hill began a two-week exercise Image Nautilus 2007 by successfully offloading the Marines and equipment in Djibouti, on the northeast coast of Africa. The Marines will participate in community service project and live-fire exercises. In addition, Oak Hill's boarding team is conducting training with boarding officers from the Djiboutian Coast Guard.

April 14, The dock landing ship is currently conducting Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in the Arabian Gulf.

July 3, USS Oak Hill returned to homeport after a six-month deployment in the 5th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AoR).

May 28, 2008 The Oak Hill along with ships from Bahrain, New Zealand, and U.K. concluded a three-day operation Stake Net, focused on protecting key economic infrastructure in the Central and Southern Arabian Gulf.

October 18, USS Oak Hill, commanded by Cmdr. Heidi Agle, returned to Little Creek after a seven-month deployment in support of the global war on terrorism.

June 3, 2009 LSD 51 departed Little Creek in support of Southern Partnership Station '09. The Oak Hill will also support U.S Marine Corps Forces South multinational amphibious exercise Southern Exchange 2009.

June 9, The dock landing ship pulled into Castries, St. Lucia, for a goodwill port visit.

July 1, USS Oak Hill departed Puerto Belgrano, Argentina, after a scheduled port call.

July 4, The Oak Hill recently arrived in Montevideo, Uruguay, to celebrate the U.S. Independence Day.

July 12, The Oak Hill pulled into Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to participate in a two-week training exercise in Brazil.

August 21, USS Oak Hill returned to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story after a nearly three-month underway period.

September 3, 2010 Cmdr. David E. Bauer relieved Cmdr. Daniel Blackburn as CO of the Oak Hill.

April 21, 2011 The dock landing ship returned to homeport after an 11-day underway period for routine training.

May 31, The U.S. Navy successfully tested the ability to dock and secure the Riverine Command Boat (RCB) and Riverine Patrol Boat (RPB), from Riverine Squadrons (RIVRON) 2 and 3, aboard the anchored USS Oak Hill, during a well deck certification held at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay.

June 20, The Oak Hill arrived in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, for a two-day port visit to participate in the 49th Windjammer Days Festival.

June 23, LSD 51 anchored off the coast of Gloucester, Mass., for a four-day port visit to participate in the 89th annual St. Peter’s Fiesta.

June 29, USS Oak Hill arrived pierside at the North Jetty of the Boston Marine Industrial Park to celebrate Boston Harborfest and the July 4th festivities.

August 3, The dock landing ship departed Little Creek for a two-day Friends and Family Cruise.

August 18, USS Oak Hill is currently conducting certification evolutions off the East Coast in preparation for a three-month deployment.

August 25, The Oak Hill departed Little Creak as the first ship to sortie away from the approaching Category 2 Hurricane Irene. 27 ships are moving out to sea, beginning at 8:00 a.m., and will rendezvous with 11 other ships that are already at sea, at the location east of Bermuda. Another 28 are being moved to other places such as repair shipyards that are safer than the piers at Norfolk to avoid the storm, that will hit Hampton Roads area Saturday evening.

September 7, Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark I. Hernandez died this morning from self-inflicted gunshot wound, aboard the Oak Hill, while pierside at Naval Station Norfolk.

October 3, USS Oak Hill departed Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story for a scheduled deployment to the Caribbean Sea and southern Atlantic Ocean in support of Amphibious-Southern Partnership Station (A-SPS).

November 3, The Oak Hill pulled into Colon, Panama, for a brief port call to pick up fuel and supplies.

November 16, LSD 51 arrived in Cartagena, Colombia, for a three-day port visit to deliver 30 tons of humanitarian aid.

November 20, USS Oak Hill pulled into Puerto Castilla, Honduras, to participate in a joint weapons training exercises with Honduran troops over the next two weeks as part of a Subject Matter Expert Exchanges (SMEEs).

December 2, USS Oak Hill intercepted the motor vessel Mr. Geo in international waters off the Caribbean coast of Honduras. The Coast Guard boarding team recovered the shipment of cocaine, weighing more than 4,400 pounds worth an estimated street value of $245 million.

December 13, The dock landing ship arrived in Guantanamo Bay for a routine port call to conduct agricultural counter-measure washdowns of all embarked equipment. LSD 51 recently departed Puerto Santo Tomas de Castilla, Guatemala, its final port visit as part of A-SPS.

December 21, USS Oak Hill returned to homeport after an 80-day deployment to Central America.

January 23, 2012 The Oak Hill departed Little Creek for a friends and family day cruise to Yorktown Naval Weapons Station.

February 4, USS Oak Hill is currently underway for a two-week multinational amphibious assault exercise Bold Alligator 2012, off the coast of Virginia and North Carolina.

March 2, Cmdr. Kevin A. Lane relieved Cmdr. David E. Bauer as CO of the LSD 51 during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship at Pier 16 on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story.

April 15, USS Oak Hill on-loaded 172 pallets of mortars at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for a transfer to Naval Weapons Station Earle, New Jersey; Returned home on April 25.

June 6, The Oak Hill recently arrived at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard (ex-Metro Machine) in Norfolk, Va., for an Extended Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (E-DSRA); Entered the dry-dock on June 26; Undocked on January 8, 2013; Returned to Little Creek on July 18; Underway for sea trials from Aug. 27- Sept. 3.

September 6, Cmdr. Bryan K. Carmichael relieved Cmdr. Kevin A. Lane as the 12th commanding officer of Oak Hill.

January 15, 2014 USS Oak Hill is currently underway as the on-scene commander for salvage operations of a downed F/A-18E aircraft, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, that crashed approximately 2:35 p.m. today, about 45 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach. The pilot ejected safely and was transported to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in critical condition by an MH-60 Sea Hawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28. The dock landing ship previously participated in salvage operations of a downed MH-53E Sea Dragon, assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 14, when it went down around 10:45 a.m. on Jan. 8, about 18 n.m. east of Cape Henry.

May 21, USS Oak Hill moored at Berth 5, Manhattan's Pier 92 in New York City for a six-day port visit to participate in annual Fleet Week celebration.

June 12, USS Oak Hill moored at Berth 21, Cruise Terminal in Port of Quebec, Canada, for a four-day visit to participate in the 4th Rendez-vous naval de Quebec. The ship departed Norfolk on June 6.

July 1, LSD 51 moored at North Jetty, Marine Industrial Park in South Boston, Mass., for a six-day port visit to participate in annual Harborfest festivities.

September 10, USS Oak Hill moored at Pier 4/5 East, North Locust Point Marine Terminal in Port of Baltimore, Md., for a six-day visit to participate in bicentennial celebration of the Star-Spangled Banner.

October 29, The Oak Hill departed Naval Station Norfolk to paticipate in a multinational amphibious assault exercise Bold Alligator 2014.

October 30, The dock landing ship moored at Berth 7, General Cargo Terminal in Port of Morehead City, N.C., for a brief port call to conduct onload.

February 11, 2015 USS Oak Hill departed Little Creek for a day-long underway to conduct Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) assessment.

March 6, Cmdr. Orlando S. Bowman relieved Cmdr. Bryan K. Carmichael as CO of the Oak Hill during a change-of-command ceremony aboard the ship at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story.

May 4, USS Oak Hill departed homeport for an 11-day underway to participate in Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 4/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training (PMINT), as part of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) ARG; Underway for MEUEX from June 12- July 2; Underway for a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) from July 15- Aug. 7.

October 6, USS Oak Hill departed homeport for a scheduled Middle East deployment, after a three-day delay due to Hurricane Joaquin.

October 7, The Oak Hill moored at Berth 7, General Cargo Terminal in Port of Morehead City, N.C., for a brief port call to conduct onload.

October 18, LSD 51 moored at Pier 3 on Naval Station Rota, Spain, for a week-long port call; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar on Oct. 25; Transited the Suez Canal on Nov. 1; Transited the Strait of Hormuz on Nov. 2?.

January 5, 2016 USS Oak Hill conducted deck landing qualifications with two U.S. Army's AH-64D Apache helicopters, while underway in the Arabian Gulf; Transited the Strait of Hormuz southbound on Jan. ?.

January 22, The Oak Hill recently moored at General Cargo Terminal in Port of Duqm, Oman, for upkeep; Transited the Strait of Hormuz northbound in late January; Participated in Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX), off the coast of Kuwait, from Feb. 20-29.

April 1, USS Oak Hill departed the Gulf of Aqaba after conducted agricultural counter-measure washdowns at Jordanian Naval Base; Transited the New Suez Canal on April 5.

April 16, The Oak Hill moored at Alcantara Cruise Terminal in Lisbon, Portugal, for a four-day port visit; Inport Morehead City, N.C., for offload from April 29- May 1.?

May 3, USS Oak Hill moored at Pier 16N on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story following a seven-month deployment.

June ?, USS Oak Hill departed homeport to deliver the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Southern Command (SPMAGTF-SC) in support of engineering assistance projects in Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and Belize; Anchored off Puerto Castilla, Honduras, from June 15-16.

June 21, LSD 51 moored at Berth 7 in Port of Balboa, Panama, for a week-long port visit in conjunction with the recent expansion of Panama Canal; Transited northbound on June 28; Returned to Little Creek on July ?.

July 19, General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., Norfolk, Va., was awarded a $42,1 million modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-4401) for the USS Oak Hill's Phased Maintenance Availability (PMA). Work is expected to be completed by April 2017.

August 2, USS Oak Hill anchored off the coast of Rockland, Maine, for a five-day port visit in conjunction with the annual Lobster Festival.

August 5, Cmdr. Nakia M. Cooper relieved Cmdr. Orlando S. Bowman as the 14th commanding officer of Oak Hill.

August 16, USS Oak Hill moored at NASSCO shipyard (ex-Metro Machine) in Norfolk.

April 10, 2017 The Oak Hill departed NASSCO shipyard to conduct sea trials off the coast of Virginia

May 15, USS Oak Hill moored at Pier 16N on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story after a three-day underway for flight deck certification; Underway for well deck certification on June 6; Moored at Quay Wall East on June 9.

June 30, The Oak Hill recently moored at Pier 17N after underway for routine training off the coast of Virginia; Underway again on July 2?; Moored at Quay Wall East on July 28.?

August 23, The Oak Hill moored at Quay Wall East after underway for routine training; Underway in support of Hurricane Harvey relief efforts on Aug. 31.

September 9, The dock landing ship arrived off the coast of U.S. Virgin Islands in support of Hurricane Irma relief efforts.

October 25, USS Oak Hill recently concluded humanitarian relief efforts off the coast of Puerto Rico.

October 29, LSD 51 moored at Quay Wall East on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story; Underway for Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) on Nov. 13.

November 14, The Oak Hill moored at Berth 9, General Cargo Terminal in Port of Morehead City, N.C., for a brief stop to conduct onload; Moored at Berth 7, General Cargo Terminal for offload from Dec. 10-11; Moored at Quay Wall Dogleg Berth on Dec. 15.

January 12, 2018 Cmdr. Philip E. Knight relieved Cmdr. Nakia M. Cooper as CO of the USS Oak Hill during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship.

January 24, The Oak Hill moored at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Va., for a three-day ammo onload; Moored at Berth 5, Pier 9 in Naval Station Norfolk on Jan. 28; Moored at Quay Wall Dogleg Berth after a brief underway off the coast of Virginia on Feb. 3.

February 9, USS Oak Hill departed homeport for a scheduled deployment, as part of the USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) ARG.

February 10, The Oak Hill moored at Berth 9, General Cargo Terminal in Port of Morehead City, N.C., for a one-day port call to conduct onload; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar on Feb. 28.

March 7, The Oak Hill transited the Dardanelles Strait northbound, en route to Black Sea, to participate in a multinational amphibious landing exercise Spring Storm 18, off the coast of Cape Midia, Romania.

March 17, USS Oak Hill moored at Berth 10, Passenger Terminal in Port of Batumi, Georgia, for a three-day visit; Transited the Bosporus Strait southbound on March 22; Transited the Suez Canal on March 27; Transited the Bab el-Mandeb Strait southbound on April 1.

April 2, The dock landing ship commenced a two-week amphibious training exercise Alligator Dagger 18-1, while underway off the coast of Arta Beach, Djibouti; Arrived in the northern Red Sea on April 14; Transited the Strait of Tiran northbound on April 17.

April 18, USS Oak Hill moored at Aqaba Naval Base, Jordan, for a six-day port call in support of the annual multinational exercise Eager Lion 2018; Moored at Aqaba Naval Base again for backload from April 29- May 1.

May 5, The Oak Hill moored at Jeddah Islamic Port, Saudi Arabia, for a two-day visit; Transited the Suez Canal northbound on May 16.

May 22, USS Oak Hill transited the Strait of Gibraltar westbound; Moored at Pier 4 on Naval Station Rota, Spain, to refuel from May 23-24; Transited the English Channel eastbound from May 26-27; Transited the Great Belt Strait southbound on May 29.

May 31, USS Oak Hill moored, on Thursday evening, at Hidrotechnika Berth 118 in Port of Klaipeda, Lithuania, for a three-day visit before participating in at-sea phase of a multinational annual exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS).

June 15, LSD 51 moored at southern Tirpitz-Mole, Tirpitzhafen Naval Base in Kiel, Germany, for a five-day port visit.

June 22, USS Oak Hill moored at Polish Quay in Port of Gdynia, Poland, for a scheduled visit to commemorate the 100th birthday of the Polish Navy; Suffered an engineering casualty after a brief underway for Parade of Ships on June 24; Departed Gdynia on July 9; Transited the Great Belt Strait northbound on July 10; Transited the Dover Strait southbound on July 12.

July 15, The Oak Hill arrived off the coast of Rota, Spain, to offload vehicles for agricultural counter-measure washdowns; Moored at Pier 4, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota from July 16-20; Moored at Berth 9, General Cargo Terminal in Port of Morehead City, N.C., from Aug. 4-5.

August 7, USS Oak Hill moored at Quay Wall East on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story following a six-month deployment in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet AoR.

September 10, The Oak Hill emergency sortied from Little Creek due to approaching Hurricane Florence; Arrived in the vicinity of Freeport, Bahamas, on Sept. 13; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Joshua Humphreys (T-AO 188), off the coast of Virginia, on Sept. 16; Moored at Pier 16N on Sept. 18.

October 1, USS Oak Hill moored at Pier 16S on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story after a week-long underway off the coast of Virginia; Underway again on Oct. 2.

October 2, The Oak Hill anchored in Chesapeake Bay on Tuesday evening, approximately 4 n.m. southeast of Annapolis, Md., for an overnight stop.

October 3, USS Oak Hill moored at Pier 4/5 West, North Locust Point Marine Terminal in Port of Baltimore, Md., for a six-day visit to participate in the Fleet Week celebration.

October 11, LSD 51 anchored at Lynnhaven Anchorage "A" for a brief stop before moored at Quay Wall East; Underway again on Nov. 5.

November 9, USS Oak Hill moored at Homeport Pier in Stapleton, Staten Island, N.Y., for a four-day visit to New York City to participate in Veterans Day celebration.

November 14, The dock landing ship anchored at Lynnhaven Anchorage "A" for a brief stop before moored at Quay Wall East.

January 18, 2019 USS Oak Hill moored at Quay Wall East after a three-day underway in the Virginia Capes Op. Area; Underway again from Jan. 25-28 and Feb. 11.

February 20, The Oak Hill moored at Wharf C2 on Naval Station Mayport, Fla., for a one-day port call; Underway in the Jacksonville Op. Area from Feb. 21-26; Anchored at Lynnhaven Anchorage "A" for a brief stop on Feb. 28; Conducted operations off the coast of Camp Lejeune, N.C., from March 2-5.

March 11, The Oak Hill moored at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown for a three-day ammo offload; Moored at Quay Wall Dogleg Berth on March 14.

May 10, Cmdr. Rodolfo Jacobo relieved Cmdr. Philip E. Knight as the 16th CO of Oak Hill during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship.

May 28, USS Oak Hill departed Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story for routine training in the Virginia Capes Op. Area; Moored at Berth 3, Pier 10 in Naval Station Norfolk for a training availability (TRAV) on May 31.

July 8, USS Oak Hill departed Norfolk for Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 8/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training (PMINT), with the 26th MEU, as part of the USS Bataan (LHD 5) ARG; Anchored at Lynnhaven Anchorage "A" for a brief stop.

July 10, The Oak Hill moored at Berth 9, General Cargo Terminal in Port of Morehead City, N.C., for a one-day port call to conduct onload; Moored at Quay Wall East on July 19; Underway for a Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise, off the coast of Virginia, from July 26- Aug. 5; Underway for ARG/MEUEX on Aug. 21.

August 23, The Oak Hill moored at Berth 9 in Port of Morehead City for a one-day onload; Conducted offload in Onslow Bay from Sept. 14-15; Brief stop at Lynnhaven Anchorage "A" before moored at Quay Wall East on Sept. 16; Underway for a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) on Oct. 9.

October 9, The dock landing ship anchored at Lynnhaven Anchorage "A" for a brief stop; Moored at Berth 9 in Port of Morehead City from Oct. 10-11; Inport Morehead City again for offload from Nov. 5-6; Moored at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Va., for ammo onload from Nov. 7-9; Returned home on Nov. 9; Underway for a Friends and Family Day Cruise on Dec. 11.

December 14, USS Oak Hill departed Little Creek for a scheduled Middle East deployment; Moored at Berth 9 in Port of Morehead City for onload from Dec. 15-16.

January 3, 2020 The Oak Hill transited the Strait of Gibraltar, along with the USS Bataan and USNS William Mclean (T-AKE 12), on late Friday evening; Transited the Suez Canal southbound on Jan. 11; Transited the Bab el-Mandeb Strait southbound on Jan. 26.

January 29, LSD 51 conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8), while underway in the Gulf of Aden; Moored at Navy Terminal in Port of Duqm, Oman, from Feb. 3-4; Transited the Strait of Hormuz northbound on Feb. 12.

February 13, USS Oak Hill moored at Berth 58, Quay 9 in Port of Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates, for a three-day liberty visit to Dubai; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS William McLean on Feb. 25; Transited the Strait of Hormuz southbound on Feb. 27; Transited the Bab el-Mandeb Strait northbound on March 14; Transited southbound on March 28; Transited the Strait of Hormuz northbound on April 3.

April 20, The Oak Hill conducted amphibious landing on Karan Island, Saudi Arabia, as part of the sustainment training exercise; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5) on April 25; Transited the Strait of Hormuz southbound on May 31; Transited the Bab el-Mandeb Strait northbound on June 9; Transited the Suez Canal on June 15; Transited the Bosporus Strait northbound on June 18.

From June 19-20, the Oak Hill participated in a bilateral underway engagement with the USS Porter (DDG 78), ROS Regina Maria (F222), BGS Reshitelni (F13) and TCG Kinaliada (F514), in the Black Sea; Participated in exercise with the Georgian Coast Guard ships on June 22; Transited the Bosporus Strait southbound on June 25; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar westbound on June 29.

July 13, The Oak Hill moored at Berth 9, General Cargo Terminal in Port of Morehead City, N.C., for a one-day port call to conduct offload.

July 15, USS Oak Hill moored at Quay Wall East on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story following a seven-month deployment.

September 17, Cmdr. Kathryn S. Wijnaldum relieved Cmdr. Rodolfo Jacobo as CO of the Oak Hill during a change-of-command ceremony aboard the ship.

September 23, The Oak Hill anchored at Lynnhaven Anchorage "A" for a brief stop before underway off the coast of Virginia; Returned home on Sept. 25; Underway again on Oct. 5; Moored at Quay Wall Dogleg Berth on Oct. 16.

November 3, USS Oak Hill moored at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown for a four-day ammo offload; Returned home, after a five-day underway off the coast of Virginia, on Nov. 12.

November 19, USS Oak Hill moored at Berth 2, Pier 6 on Naval Station Norfolk after a two-day underway in the Virginia Capes Op. Area; Underway again on Nov. 23; Moored at Pier 17N in Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story on Nov. 24; Underway again from Dec. 3-7.

December 11, MHI Ship Repair and Services was awarded a $57,1 million contract for the USS Oak Hill's Selected Restricted Availability (SRA). This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value to $71,8 million and the is expected to be completed by July 2022.

December 12, The Oak Hill moored at Pier 17N on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story after a four-day underway in the Jacksonville and Cherry Point Op. Areas.

February 1, 2021 USS Oak Hill moved "dead-stick" to Berth 2, Midtown Pier on Marine Hydraulics Industries (MHI) Ship Repair & Services shipyard in Norfolk; Underway for sea trials on Aug. 27, 2022; Moored at Quay Wall East in Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story on Sept. 2; Underway again from Oct. 27-31 and Nov. 7-10.

November 18, USS Oak Hill moored at Pier 16N on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story after a three-day underway in the Virginia Capes Op. Area; Underway again on Nov. 28; Anchored at Lynnhaven Anchorage "A" from Nov. 28-29 and Dec. 4-5; Returned home on Dec. 9.

January 20, 2023 USS Oak Hill moored at Pier 16N on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story after a three-day underway in the Virginia Capes Op. Area; Underway again on Jan. 23; Moored at Quay Wall Dogleg Berth on Jan. 27; Underway again from March 13-21 and March 23.

March 30, The Oak Hill moored at Berth 6, Pier 7 on Naval Station Norfolk; Underway in support of the USS Bataan (LHD 5) ARG's MEUEX, in the Cherry Point and Charleston Op. Areas, on April 23; Conducted operations in the Virginia Capes Op. Area from May ?-11; Moored at Quay Wall East on May 12; Underway again on May 22.

May 24, USS Oak Hill moored at Homeport Pier in Stapleton, Staten Island, N.Y., for a six-day port visit to participate in the annual Fleet Week New York City; Moored at Quay Wall Dogleg Berth on May 31; Underway again on June 27.

July 3, The Oak Hill made a brief stop in Naval Station Mayport; Anchored at Lynnhaven Anchorage "A" from July 11-12; Moored at Quay Wall East on July 17; Moved to Berth 5, Pier 9 in Naval Station Norfolk on Sept. 29; Underway for Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise, as part of the USS Wasp (LHD 1) ARG, from Oct. 7-15.

November 10, LSD 51 moored at Berth 1, Pier 10 on Naval Station Norfolk after a one-day underway off the coast of Virginia; Underway again on Nov. 30; Conducted operations in the Charleston Op. Area from Dec. 1-5; Anchored at Lynnhaven Anchorage "A" from Dec. 6-7.

December 8, USS Oak Hill moored at Berth 9, General Cargo Terminal in Port of Morehead City, N.C., to conduct onload before participating in Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 4/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training (PMINT), with the 24th MEU; Moved to Berth 2 on Dec. 12; Departed Morehead City on Dec. 13; Moored at Quay Wall East for emergent repairs on Dec. 14.

March 11, 2024 The Oak Hill moored at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown for a three-day ammo onload before underway in the Virginia Capes Op. Area; Returned home on March 17; Underway for combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), in the Cherry Point, Jacksonville and Virginia Capes Op. Areas, on April 6; Moored at Berth 9 in Port of Morehead City for onload from April 8-9; Anchored in Onslow Bay from May 12-13; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 14 on May 16.

May 22, USS Oak Hill departed Norfolk for a scheduled deployment.

May 31, The Oak Hill moored at Carrier Pier 4E in Arsenal de Brest, France, for a three-day port call; Arrived off the coast of Normandy, in conjunction with the 80th anniversary commemoration of the D-Day, on June 4; Anchored approx. 2 n.m. off the coast of Omaha Beach for a brief stop on June 6.

June 6, USS Oak Hill moored at Quay de France in Port of Cherbourg, on late Thursday evening. for a five-day visit; Moored at Berth 3, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota, Spain, from June 17-18; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar eastbound on Tuesday afternoon.

June 30, The Oak Hill participated in a photo exercise (PHOTOEX) with the USS Wasp, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) CSG and HMS Duncan (D37), while underway in the Ionian Sea; Moored at Berth 14, Pier 3 in Port of Thessaloniki, Greece, from July 3-5; Moored at Berth K10 in Souda Bay for a brief stop on July 8; Inport Souda Bay again from July 1?-17.

July 26, USS Oak Hill moored at Aksaz Naval Base, Turkey, for a three-day liberty port visit to Marmaris; Participated in a PHOTOEX, while underway in the Gulf of Antalya, on Aug. 14; Moored at Berth K10 in Souda Bay from Aug. 22-24; Moored at Berth K9 in Souda Bay on Sept. 6.?

September 13, USS Oak Hill moored at Kolossos Berth in Akantia Harbour for a three-day liberty port visit to Rhodes, Greece; Moored at North Quay in Port of Limassol, Cyprus, for a mid-deployment voyage repair availability (VRAV), from Sept. 20-30; Moored at Port of Larnaca from Oct. 17-?; Moored at Berth K14 in Souda Bay from Oct. 26-29.

October 31, USS Oak Hill moored at North Quay in Port of Limassol, Cyprus, for a three-day liberty visit.