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USS Wasp
USS America, USS New Orleans to Deploy With US 7th Fleet in Japan
By Ankit Panda
USS Wasp and USS Stethem are slated to return to the continental United States.
US Navy F-35B-Carrying Amphibious Assault Ship Arrives in the Philippines
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The USS Wasp, carrying at least 10 F-35Bs, is participating in a joint military exercise with Australia and the Philippines.
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
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.
Amid Growing Bilateral Tensions, China Denies US Port Call Request for Hong Kong
By Ankit Panda
The decision to deny a port call was announced a day after the U.S. approved a possible arms package for Taiwan.
US F-35-Carrying Warship Holds 1st Naval Drill With Japanese Navy
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy flattop trained with a Japanese warship for the first time since arriving in Japan earlier this year.
Coming to Foal Eagle 2018: US Marine Corps' Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group
By Ankit Panda
There won't be a carrier at this year's Foal Eagle exercise, but there will be an immensely well-equipped U.S. Navy Expeditionary Strike Group.
Will the US Send a F-35-Carrying Amphibious Assault Ship to Korea for War Games?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. is reportedly dispatching an amphibious assault ship to the Korean Peninsula for a joint-U.S.-ROK landing exercise early next month.
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
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The amphibious assault ship is replacing another forward deployed U.S. Navy flattop of the same class in the region.
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