The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps have extended the lifespan of the lead Wasp-class amphibious assault ship by five years and are considering doing the same for other vessels in the amphibious fleet.

USS Tripoli (LHA-7) is offloading the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit on Okinawa and will then return to its homeport in ...

Though the USS Wasp is more than 30 years old, it remains an effective platform for the US Navy, with a newly modernized air wing. The US Navy has decided to keep the USS Wasp (LHD-1), a key warship, ...

Big deck amphibious ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7), lead ship of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group, wrapped up on Wednesday a ...

Two nuclear-powered carriers remain deployed in the region, as one amphibious ready group has departed the region just as another has arrived ...

The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is back in Okinawa after helping to enforce a Navy blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.

An F-35B Lighting II prepares to take off from the flight deck of America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli in April 2026. (U.S. Navy) The Pentagon’s fiscal 2027 budget request seeks 85 F-35 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp sails in the Philippine Sea on Aug. 26, 2018, during a passing exercise with the Japan ...

According to Expeditionary Warfare Director Marine Brigadier General Lee Meyer, the Navy decided to extend the operability window of the USS Wasp after a study on amphibious warfare and assault ships.