In 2022, Congress mandated the Navy keep a minimum of 31 amphibs in its fleet after the service had tried to divest six of ...

The U.S. Navy is still considered the most powerful in the world when it comes to firepower and tonnage, but the number of ...

Nearly half of the amphibious warfare ships Marines need to deploy often are unavailable due to maintenance, according to a government watchdog. How the Navy currently manages those repairs means ...

Amphibious Assault Ships are the U.S. Navy’s largest of all amphibious warfare ships. They resemble a small aircraft carrier and are capable of operating with Vertical/Short Take-Off and Landing ...

Delivery of LCAC 112 follows completion of acceptance trials and represents the official transfer of the craft from the ...

“A requirement is a requirement, pure and simple.” —Lieutenant General Karsten Heckl, USMC ...

The latest display of U.S.-Japan military cooperation comes to us from Stars and Stripes reporters Brian McElhiney and Keishi Koja in a March 3, 2025, article titled “Marines, Japanese forces prepare ...

On the other hand, they also reflect the growing use of ostensibly non-military maritime assets to support amphibious ...

Iron Fist incorporates elements of the Marines’ amphibious warfare legacy while aligning ... The Marines arrived from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore, Puczko said.

The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of ship to shore connector, landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) 112 from Textron Systems on ...