The Pentagon has stationed aircraft, ships, and troops in Japan, including the amphibious assault ship USS America. The ...

The specific timing of the moves has yet to be released. But the USS America will leave Sasebo, Japan, for its new home in ...

The U.S. Navy's newest Wasp Class multipurpose amphibious assault ship was commissioned USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during ceremonies October 16, 1993 at Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton in ...

Pentagon leadership is talking about taking funds from legacy programs for Trump's priorities. Beyond attack subs, there's ...

Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Dontrell Dorsett, from New Orleans, assigned to amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli, ...

Two F-35B stealth fighter jets land on the flight deck of the United States Navy amphibious assault ship USS America in the Philippine Sea on January 29, 2025. Two F-35B stealth fighter jets land ...

The V-22 Osprey has long legs, but the Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force tiltrotor fleets have been on a short leash since a ...

A People’s Liberation Army (PLAN) surface action group and an amphibious task group made separate transits through the Miyako ...

They have not been able to get good results for the money, so all too often ships are not fully maintained,” said Diana ...

The United States Navy maintains an edge when it comes ... One of two ships in the America class of amphibious assault ships is the America (LHA-6). This ship has a crew of just over 1,000 and ...

In December 2024, Turkish defense company STM announced that Türkiye would build two naval logistics ships for Portugal, marking its first military shipbuilding export to a NATO and EU member state.

The two assault ships were already effectively mothballed ... let alone the reduction in amphibious capability in the navy, when the promised multi-role support ships are at least half a decade ...