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USS Wasp, Marines enter Mediterranean amid Israel-Hezbollah tensions
The U.S. is positioning warships to try to keep fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon from escalating into a wider war in the Middle East.
By Tara Copp
Sailors needed for awesome degree completion program — do you qualify?
Sailors who hold ratings as cryptologic and information systems technicians, plus intelligence specialists, can apply —regardless of pay grade — as long as they’ve accrued enough academic credits to finish their degrees during an intensive 12 months of study.
By Mark D. Faram
Guess who’s coming back to Norfolk?
The Wasp likely will be replaced by the revolutionary amphibious warship America in May.
By Mark D. Faram
Here’s why the Marine Corps is strapping LAVs to the flight deck
LAVs aboard the 31st MEU engaged surface targets with the M242 Bushmaster 25 mm chain gun while strapped to the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship Wasp.
US Navy to make Hong Kong port call after earlier refusal by China
China is allowing a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and its battle group to make a port call in Hong Kong after it earlier turned down a similar request amid tensions with Washington.
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
Why China turned down a Hong Kong port call for a US Navy ship
China on Tuesday demanded the U.S. cancel a $330 million sale of military equipment to Taiwan, warning of “severe damage” to bilateral relations and mutual cooperation if Washington fails to comply.
Guam cleans up after Mangkhut, Hawaii and Norfolk brace for Olivia and Florence
Tropical cyclones threaten communities stretching from the western Pacific to the Atlantic seaboard.
By Tara Copp, AP and Carl Prine
F-35B lands aboard amphib for first Indo-Pacific deployment on Navy ship
The F-35B joined the Wasp in the Indo-Pacific for a routine patrol to strengthen regional alliances and rapid-response capabilities.
By Nicole Bauke
First F-35B shipboard deployment to begin as US warship arrives in Japan
The U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship Wasp has arrived at its new home port in Japan, setting the stage for the first time the Lockheed Martin F-35B will go to sea on an operational cruise.
By Mike Yeo