A bustling summer tourist town that gets much quieter during the winter months had a recent burst of activity. Some of the world's most sophisticated search and rescue vehicles were on display in ...

MEET the Sherp ATV – an amphibious vehicle that can tear through ice, mud and deep water. The all-terrain ATV is built to tackle conditions that other off-road vehicles can’t handle. The Sherp can ...

On April 24, 2026, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle signed a formal memorandum directing that only Surface Warfare Officers (SWOs) will be eligible to command U.S. Navy amphibious warships.

In a major break with tradition, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle has directed that the Navy ships that transport Marines into war zones be commanded by surface warfare officers instead of ...

The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp sails in the Philippine Sea on Aug. 26, 2018, during a passing exercise with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force. (MCS3 Taylor King/U.S. Navy) The U.S. Navy and ...

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The U.S. Marine Corps and Navy are collaborating to boost the nation’s current inadequate amphibious fleet size, according to the top-ranked U.S. Marine Corps officer. Marine Corps Commandant Gen.

Roughly a month after it left San Diego, the USS Boxer Amphibious Ready Group — whose three ships are carrying about 4,200 Sailors and Marines — has reached the Indo-Pacific, according to online ...

Amphibious Combat Vehicles of the Marine Corps’ 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion arrive on an Australian beach on July 24, 2025. (Gordon Arthur/staff) ROME — Spanish defense firm Indra has signed to ...

Up to 2,500 Marines and three Navy ships that deployed from San Diego last week have arrived in Hawaii, en route to a possible mission in the Middle East. The Boxer leads the USS Boxer Amphibious ...

Fully-equipped overland rigs will get you past all manners of earthen obstacle to beautiful, rarely-seen patches of terra firma, but any large body of water will stop them dead in their tracks. On the ...

PORT CLINTON – The Ottawa County Sheriff’s SHERP amphibious utility vehicle was crucial in the rescue of two ice fishermen from Lake Erie on Feb. 3. Two fishermen were driving their 4-wheeler back ...