USS America (LHA-6) and forward deployed 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) wrapped up their winter patrol on Mar. 6. The ...

USS Tripoli will replace USS America as the US's forward-deployed big deck amphibious ship in the Indo-Pacific and it's bristling with F-35s.

SASEBO, Japan – The America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) completed their first patrol of 2025, March 6.

Though not nuclear-powered, the America-class vessels are similar in size to the French Navy's flagship aircraft carrier ...

The America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli is replacing the first-in-class USS America at Sasebo Naval Base in Japan as the forward-deployed amphibious flattop in the region.

F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 conducted flight operations Monday aboard amphibious assault ship USS America sailing in the Philippine Sea. America ...

sails next to its sister ship USS America in the East China Sea on September 17, 2022. The United States Navy amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli, right, sails next to its sister ship USS America ...

The specific timing of the moves has yet to be released. But the USS America will leave Sasebo, Japan, for its new home in San Diego, while its sister ship the USS Tripoli moves from San Diego to ...

The Pentagon has stationed aircraft, ships, and troops in Japan, including the amphibious assault ship USS America. The announcement of the America's replacement comes after the Chinese military ...