Amphibious assault ships are meant to be used with ground troops in amphibious combat. They do this by loading, moving, and landing members of Marine Expeditionary Units (MEUs) onto a hostile shore.

Landing/Attack Craft: 4 LCUs or 2 LCUs and 1 LCAC. Amphibious Assault Ships are the U.S. Navy’s largest of all amphibious warfare ships. They resemble a small aircraft carrier and are capable of ...

The United States Navy maintains an edge when it comes to sheer numerical superiority over most nations. When you have ...

Outfitted for her primary mission, USS Kearsarge will carry a mix of assault helicopters, plus six to eight Harrier jets. The ship will be fully capable of maintaining its aircraft and landing ...

The USS America sets sail to the Philippine Sea, supporting freedom of the seas and displaying the awesome air power of the ...

America’s Wasp-class big-deck amphibious ships might have entered service in the 1990’s, but their landing craft are relics from the early sixties. Each of America’s Wasp-class assault ...

The Navy's new amphibious transport dock ship will honor a fallen Marine, while two surveillance ships pay tribute to deep ...

China stays committed to the path of peaceful development and a defense policy that is defensive in nature. The launching of the Type 076 amphibious assault ship is a normal arrangement in the ...

Albion and Bulwark are the Navy's only amphibious assault ships ... Permanently scrapping the landing ships means we remove that capability entirely. So what impact will this have on the ...

China's largest assault ship, CNS Sichuan ... helicopters and amphibious landing craft. The Navy said that in the next phase, engineers will start outfitting and fine-tuning the vessel's equipment ...