210816-N-TP544-3001 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 16, 2021) The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) is underway in support of Large-Scale Exercise (LSE 2021) August 16, 2021. LSE21 is a globally integrated exercise designed to test advanced warfare concepts across the full-range of maritime and amphibious operations under Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO). Kearsarge’s support of LSE 2021 was critical to the Navy's ability to demonstrate the employment of precise, lethal, and overwhelming force globally. The valuable time at sea also helped increase the warfighting proficiency of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) which is in the early stages of its pre-deployment training cycle.