The US Navy’s Wasp-class LHDs A total of eight Wasp -class amphibious assault ships (LHD) were built, with all still in service with the US Navy, commissioning from 1989 onwards.

The Navy’s newest and most advanced amphibious assault ship arrived in Japan this week to take over as flagship of Amphibious ...

The amphibious assault ship arrived at its new homeport in Sasebo on Monday as part of a regularly scheduled rotation of ...

The Marine Corps is turning the Navy’s amphibious assault ships into small and agile carriers loaded with F-35B Lightning II ...

Amphibious assault ships are meant to be used with ground troops in amphibious combat. They do this by loading, moving, and landing members of Marine Expeditionary Units (MEUs) onto a hostile shore.

Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget requests include about USD8.5 billion in total, compared to USD1.8 billion enacted in FY2025, ...

The amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli will relieve its sister ship USS America as the lead ship of an amphibious ready group at Sasebo Naval Base, Japan, the Navy announced Friday in a news release.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Some Virginia Beach residents woke up Monday to see several U.S. Navy ships parked in the Chesapeake ...

Amphibious assault ships are meant to be used with ground troops in amphibious combat. They do this by loading, moving, and landing members of Marine Expeditionary Units (MEUs) onto a hostile shore.