'Not a Truck': Future Amphibs May Carry Fewer Marines, More Lethality The days of treating amphibious ships like shuttle buses that get Marines to the fight are over.
USS Wasp Enters Pacific Ahead of Historic Deployment With F-35B The Marines' 5th-generation "jump jet" fighter is about to be deployed aboard a ship for the very first time.
Brother of Victim Honors Navy Warships Named for 9/11 Sites The Navy ship USS Somerset and its crew serve as a living memorial to the passengers of United Flight 93.
Amid Shortfalls, Most USMC Requests for Ship Training Denied Last Year The Marine Corps says it needs 38 amphibious ships for missions around the globe; today, it has 32 with nearly half...
These Unusual Ships Could Carry Marines Around Australia, Africa A new class of amphibious assault ships will support Marine Corps operations for the two continents.
11 Years After the Battles, Some Say It’s Time for a USS Fallujah More than 120 Americans died in the two battles of Fallujah that took place in the spring and fall of 2004.
Navy Asks for More Amphibs to Transport Marines Navy leaders told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee that the Navy needs more amphibious ships to transport...
Calls Resurface to Name Ship after Marines' Historic Fallujah Assault More than 120 Americans were killed in the two battles of Fallujah during the spring and fall of 2004.
Pentagon Sends Amphib to Gulf to Support Bush The Pentagon sent an amphibious transport dock to the Persian Gulf in a move to add assistance to the USS George H.W. Bush...
Marines Join Allies to Hone Amphibious Operations at RIMPAC Marines are passing on the "hit the beach" lessons of evolving amphibious operations to partner nation troops at RIMPAC.
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...