The USSAmerica will be replacing the USS Wasp as the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed amphibious assault ship in the region. The second vessel of the U.S. Navy’s new class of amphibious ...

An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 takes off from the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6) while ...

F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 conducted flight operations Monday aboard amphibious assault ship USS America sailing in the Philippine Sea. America ...

SASEBO, Japan – The America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) completed their first patrol of 2025, March 6.

Despite these setbacks, the legacy of the USS Enterprise continues to be an integral part of U.S. naval history. The Storied ...

I fought like hell,” recalled retired Marine Raider Frank Wright of his experience during the Battle of Iwo Jima eight decades ago.

USS America was laid down in 1961 at Newport News, Virginia, by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corporation. By 1965, she conducted her first catapult launch with a Douglas A-C4 Skyhawk.

The America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli is replacing the first ... carrier 7,' and 'assault' is traditional for an LHD and LHA," Capt. Joel Lang, the commander of the Tripoli at ...