The amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli is on its way to Japan, where it will replace the USS America as the lead vessel of the Navy’s sole amphibious ready group outside the United States. The ...
The America-class amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli leaves San Diego Bay on May 19. (Photo by Sara L. Eshleman/U.S. Navy) The Navy’s two newest amphibious assault ships, the USS America and USS ...
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This US Navy “Lightning Carrier” Just Sailed Up to China’s Backdoor
The USS Tripoli is not quite an aircraft carrier—but her complement of F-35s serve as a shot across the bow to China after ...
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The amphibious assault ship USS America arrived to its homeport in San Diego in late September after a six-year deployment in the Indo-Pacific region. Sailors aboard the USS ...
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US stealth jet carrier patrols waters near China
An American amphibious warship—capable of carrying stealth fighter aircraft—has been patrolling the East China Sea, where Japan, a United States ally, has territorial disputes with China. Newsweek has ...
As the U.S. military prepares for the possibility of a conflict in the Pacific, the Navy and Marine Corps are working on a new way to project airpower, and they’re calling it the Lightning Carrier.
San Diego’s General Dynamics-NASSCO will get nearly $200 million from the U.S. Defense Department to repair and upgrade the amphibious assault ship USS America, one of the largest and most versatile ...
This post has been updated with photos of USS Abraham Lincoln sailing through the Strait of Malacca. The Abraham Lincoln ...
An F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, launches from the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6) while ...
The US Navy FY 2026 budget request includes funding for America-class amphibious assault ship, like USS America, shown here. (US Navy) The US Navy (USN) Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget requests include ...
The Navy’s two newest amphibious assault ships, the USS America and USS Tripoli, are swapping home ports between San Diego and Japan. The Navy announced this month that the Tripoli has departed Naval ...
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