Amphibious Assault Ships are the U.S. Navy ... for Makin Island will also be used aboard the future USS America (LHA 6), the first ship in the LHA. LHA 6 was placed under contract in June ...

The USS Kearsarge Amphibious Assault Ship carries 2,000 Marines to and from their missions along with their equipment and weapons. More from Military & Defense The USS Kearsarge Amphibious Assault ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship, the USS Bataan, conducted an exercise in which they fired upon a large inflatable target, nicknamed "killer tomato." ...

The launch ceremony for the Sichuan at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard, Dec. 29, 2024.

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.