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National Security Journal on MSN11h
Wasp-Class: The U.S. Navy Has ‘Mini Aircraft Carriers’
The Wasp-class amphibious assault ships, led by the USS Wasp, are vital assets for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. -These ...
Marine Corps Times on MSN7d
Top Marine’s deployment plans face familiar wrinkle: Inert Navy ships
The top Marine has a key objective for the Corps: getting Marine Expeditionary Units back on full deployment schedules. But ...
Does The US Marine Corps Have Its Own Ships?
The US Marines Crops has access to a wide variety of military personnel and equipment, but does the organization have its own ...
The Island Packet on MSN18h
Beaufort Marine commander relieved of duty after nearly 2 years. Here’s what we know
Col. Mark Bortnem is no longer leading the men and women serving at Fighter Town East. The new follows the conclusion of the annual air show ...
USNI News8d
Troubled Amphib Readiness Prompting Navy to Rethink Maintenance Plan
A new pilot program aimed at improving Navy amphibious ship readiness will kick off this year in shipyards on both the east and west coasts, service officials said Monday. Under the program, the Navy ...
Inspired by sea stories: Providence's Jarek Marte found purpose in the Navy
Providence native Jarek Marte’s life-changing enlistment led him to serve aboard USS Iwo Jima as a Navy weapons specialist.
USNI News12d
UPDATED: Navy, Marines Deploy Amphibious Warship USS Comstock, Armored Recon Battalion to Pacific
The following post has been updated to correct the units embarked aboard USS Comstock (LSD-45). White, the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, has a small presence in Tiger Triumph 2025; they are not ...
Navy Times8d
Top Marine’s deployment plans face familiar wrinkle: Inert Navy ships
Onlookers watch sailors and Marines man the rails as the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer returns to Naval Base San Diego, Nov. 24, 2024. (Evan Diaz/Navy) NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.