Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include a statement from the Marine Corps. Nearly half of the amphibious warfare ships Marines need to deploy often are unavailable due to maintenance, ...

Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls recently launched the first Flight II San Antonio-class amphibious warship, the Virginia-based firm said in a Tuesday news release. The ship, a landing transport dock ...

Amphibious combat vehicles attached to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, drive in formation back to the amphibious landing dock USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) ...

On May 4, 2024, the U.S. Marine Corps’ new Amphibious Combat Vehicle was employed overseas for the first time during its initial deployment. As part of Exercise Balikatan 2024, an annual bilateral ...

- Ships to cost up to $3 billion; will enter service in 2012 and 2014. - Each displaces 27,000 tonnes. - Ships to be classed as LHDs (landing, helicopter, dock). - Each can carry 1,200 embarked troops ...

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 ...