The Navy will bar aviators from commanding amphibious warships under a new policy favoring SWO leadership and readiness ...

The Navy announced that it intends to make surface warfare officers the only commanding officers aboard amphibious warships ...

The discussion on amphibious warfare ships comes as the Corps plans to continuously deploy three Marine Expeditionary Units.

The demand is about twice as high as the Marine Corps’ goal of three deployed at any given time, Gen. Eric Smith said ...

The U.S. Navy will no longer allow aviators to command amphibious warships, directing that only surface warfare officers lead these vessels to improve readiness and maintenance. Chief of Naval ...

The Marine Corps is preparing to deploy Marines on specialty platforms like the Expeditionary Fast Transport and the ...

Dec. 23 (UPI) --The readiness of the Navy's fleet of 32 amphibious warfare ships, which are deemed crucial in quickly projecting U.S. power around the world, is in dire shape, according to a scathing ...

In June 2022, shipbuilder HII demonstrated what a mothership role for amphibious shipping might look like. (HII) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy’s amphibious ships are as much of a Swiss Army knife as the ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — About 50% of amphibious warships are ready at any given time to deploy if needed for a crisis or conflict — far less than the Navy’s goal of 80% — the Marine Corps commandant ...

The service completed a study of Wasp-class amphibious assault ships and is currently conducting another on amphibious dock ...

Naval aviators will no longer command amphibious warships, according to a directive issued last week by Chief of Naval ...