Key Points and Summary - The eight-ship Wasp-class landing helicopter dock (LHD) succeeded Tarawa as the Navy–Marine Corps sea base for amphibious assault, crisis response, and disaster relief. -At 40 ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. Among the aircraft that could be employed in airstrikes against ...
The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD-4), with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is now in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations ...
USS Makin Island, a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, might be the next US vessel deployed to the Persian Gulf as the Strait of Hormuz crisis deepens. The Marine Corps’ recent exercises on the USS ...
From typhoon relief to joint drills: USS Boxer wraps up global mission. The crew of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), along with Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit ...
U.S. Marines and Sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Sailors assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship ...
Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) returned to its homeport of Norfolk, Va. on June 6 following a ...
In April 2026, the U.S. Navy delayed decommissioning its oldest active aircraft carrier — the USS Nimitz — by 10 months. The decision to keep the USS Nimitz in service was the result of the delay in ...