Big deck amphibious warship USS Wasp (LHD-1) passed through the Strait of Gibraltar on Wednesday and is now operating in the Mediterranean Sea, according to ship spotters. The transit follows a brief ...

Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) conducted a civilian contingency support drill at sea Aug. 29. The drill helped prepare the crew for potential large-scale humanitarian aid ...

U.S. Marines with the 31st MEU conduct shipboard security and marksmanship training aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD-1) in the South China Sea, September - October, 2018. Highlights: ...

Key Points and Summary - The eight-ship Wasp-class landing helicopter dock (LHD) succeeded Tarawa as the Navy–Marine Corps sea base for amphibious assault, crisis response, and disaster relief. -At 40 ...

For more than thirty-five years, the Wasp-class vessels have remained the U.S. Navy’s large-deck multipurpose amphibious assault ships. As of 2024, seven Wasp-class ships are still commissioned. The ...

ABOARD USS WASP - Two F-35B Lightning II jets (BF-01 and BF-05) touched down aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) Aug. 12, kicking off week of Development Testing II (DT-II) where Wasp ...

NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BAE Systems (LON:BA) has received $202 million in U.S. Navy contracts to provide modernization and maintenance services aboard the guided missile destroyer ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Following a seven-month deployment, the Norfolk-based USS Wasp Amphibious Ready Group is coming home Friday. The WSP ARG was assigned to embark with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit ...