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US Navy to Deploy 6 Littoral Combat Ships by Year End

US Navy to Deploy 6 Littoral Combat Ships by Year End

By Steven Stashwick
The deployment will be a record for the long-troubled ship class.

US Navy’s Newest F-35B-Carrying Amphibious Assault Ship Is Heading to Japan

US Navy’s Newest F-35B-Carrying Amphibious Assault Ship Is Heading to Japan

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The USS America recently arrived at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii en route to its new homeport of Sasebo in Japan.
F-35B Stealth Fighters Drop Smart Bombs Over Philippine and East China Seas in Drill

F-35B Stealth Fighters Drop Smart Bombs Over Philippine and East China Seas in Drill

By Franz-Stefan Gady
In a first, U.S. F-35Bs dropped guided bombs on practice targets during a military exercise at sea in Asia this week.

US Navy’s Newest F-35B-Carrying Amphibious Assault Ship to Deploy to Japan

US Navy’s Newest F-35B-Carrying Amphibious Assault Ship to Deploy to Japan

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The USSAmerica will be replacing the USS Wasp as the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed amphibious assault ship in the region.

F-35B Stealth Fighter Deploys For 1st Time Aboard U.S. Navy Ship in Indo-Pacific

F-35B Stealth Fighter Deploys For 1st Time Aboard U.S. Navy Ship in Indo-Pacific

By Franz-Stefan Gady
A detachment of F-35Bs arrived aboard a U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship cruising in the Indo-Pacific region this week.

US Warship Capable of Operating F-35B Arrives in Japan

US Warship Capable of Operating F-35B Arrives in Japan

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The amphibious assault ship is replacing another forward deployed U.S. Navy flattop of the same class in the region.

US, ROK Navies Hold Military Drill off Korean Peninsula

US, ROK Navies Hold Military Drill off Korean Peninsula

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The naval exercise involves a U.S. carrier strike group and some of South Korea’s most advanced surface warships.
Firings, Reforms Follow US Navy Mishaps in Pacific Fleet

Firings, Reforms Follow US Navy Mishaps in Pacific Fleet

By Steven Stashwick
New policies and new commanders while collision investigations continue.

Is the US Seventh Fleet Unprepared to Operate at Sea?

Is the US Seventh Fleet Unprepared to Operate at Sea?

By Steven Stashwick
Japan-based ships lack same training and readiness standards as U.S.-based.

US and Japan to Hold Amphibious Assault Drills in Northwestern Pacific

US and Japan to Hold Amphibious Assault Drills in Northwestern Pacific

By Franz-Stefan Gady
A joint U.S.-Japan military exercise will be held off Guam and Tinian in early November.

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