Amphibious Ships

Saturday marks the Navy’s move into amphibious assault ships that don’t have well-decks.

The days of treating amphibious ships like shuttle buses that get Marines to the fight are over.

The Marines' 5th-generation "jump jet" fighter is about to be deployed aboard a ship for the very first time.

The Navy ship USS Somerset and its crew serve as a living memorial to the passengers of United Flight 93.

The Marine Corps says it needs 38 amphibious ships for missions around the globe; today, it has 32 with nearly half...

Navy leaders told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee that the Navy needs more amphibious ships to transport...

More than 120 Americans were killed in the two battles of Fallujah during the spring and fall of 2004.

The Pentagon sent an amphibious transport dock to the Persian Gulf in a move to add assistance to the USS George H.W. Bush...

Marines are passing on the "hit the beach" lessons of evolving amphibious operations to partner nation troops at RIMPAC.

The U.S. buildup of forces in and around Iraq continued Monday as the Bataan with 1,000 Marines aboard was enroute to the...