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Latest "USS Ashland" stories
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Judge refuses to vacate Somali pirate’s sentence
He was on board a pirate skiff that opened fire on the amphibious dock landing ship Ashland in April 2010 in the Gulf of Aden.
Even before US ships moved through the Taiwan Strait, the region was simmering
In the South China Sea, Beijing is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential oil and gas reserves.
Amphibious warship Ashland, Marines, toil to save Tinian
The amphibious dock landing ship Ashland is ferrying heavy equipment to Tinian, part of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, in the wake of the devastating Super Typhoon Yutu.
By Carl Prine
Military forces from Hawaii to Guam pitch in to save Saipan, Tinian in the wake of super typhoon
Tinian was battered by sustained winds clocked at 178 miles per hour, making it the most powerful cyclone on record to ever wallop U.S. soil, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
By Carl Prine
San Diego sailor fatally stabbed inside his home, authorities say
The San Diego Sheriff’s Department Homicide unit is leading the investigation.
By Jon Simkins