The America-class multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7) has left its base in Sasebo, Japan, and is headed for the Middle East. On board is the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit - about 2,500 Marines along with an aviation and combat component. According to U.S. officials, the deployment of this formation will take one to two weeks.

The USS America (LHA-6) looks every bit like a small aircraft carrier, which naturally raises the question of whether it shares the nuclear heart that drives the Navy’s largest flattops. It does not. Instead, the first-in-class amphibious assault ship ...

The United States Navy supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford will head to Crete for repairs, as amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli is en route to the region

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The amphibious assault ship USS America arrived to its homeport in San Diego in late September after a six-year deployment in the Indo-Pacific region. Sailors aboard the USS America were greeted by loved ones when the ship sailed ...

The United States Navy leads the world in nuclear-powered military vessels, as every one of its aircraft carriers and submarines utilizes that method of power generation. Of course, those are only two types of Navy vessels operated throughout the world's ...

The United States has 11 aircraft carriers spread across the world, but four of them are in various stages of maintenance.

The USS Nimitz is retiring this year, at the venerable age of 51. Here are 10 memorable pieces of history from her past five decades of service.