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Wasp-class amphibious assault ship
![F-35Bs Aboard USS Wasp Complete First Shipboard Hot Reload Exercise in Indo-Pacific Region F-35Bs Aboard USS Wasp Complete First Shipboard Hot Reload Exercise in Indo-Pacific Region](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-190804-m-gl635-0018.jpg)
F-35Bs Aboard USS Wasp Complete First Shipboard Hot Reload Exercise in Indo-Pacific Region
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The first F-35B hot reload of ordnance aboard a U.S. Navy flattop in the Indo-Pacific region took place in the Solomon Sea on August 4.
![US Navy F-35B-Carrying Amphibious Assault Ship Arrives in the Philippines US Navy F-35B-Carrying Amphibious Assault Ship Arrives in the Philippines](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-190330-n-ri884-0165.jpg)
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 F-35B Stealth Fighters Drop Smart Bombs Over Philippine and East China Seas in Drill](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-190203-m-xx000-075.jpg)
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 Quietly Deploys F-35-Carrying Flattop to Asia-Pacific Region US Navy Quietly Deploys F-35-Carrying Flattop to Asia-Pacific Region](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-39949953324_854edea99f_b.jpg)
US Navy Quietly Deploys F-35-Carrying Flattop to Asia-Pacific Region
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy has dispatched an amphibious ready group with a squadron of F-35Bs to the Western Pacific.
![Will the US Send a F-35-Carrying Amphibious Assault Ship to Korea for War Games? Will the US Send a F-35-Carrying Amphibious Assault Ship to Korea for War Games?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-180305-n-vk310-0070.jpg)
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 F-35B Stealth Fighter Deploys For 1st Time Aboard U.S. Navy Ship in Indo-Pacific](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-180305-n-vk310-0070.jpg)
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](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-130814-o-zz999-038-1024x682.jpg)
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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