By ALEX WILSON AND ALISON BATH STARS AND STRIPES • April 30, 2026 The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, seen here underway in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, March 22, 2026, is expected to depart the Middle East soon and return to Norfolk, Va. (Tajh Payne/U.S. Navy) The more than 4,500 service members embarked onContinue reading “Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford expected to leave Middle East, reports say”
Monthly Archives: May 2026
US Navy releases list of ships it plans to inactivate this year
The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Alexandria, seen here transiting the Thames River in Connecticut, is set to be recycled in fiscal 2026, the Navy announced. (MCS Jason J. Perry/U.S. Navy) The U.S. Navy named 14 ships it intends to remove from the fleet during the current fiscal year, according to a Navy administrative message releasedContinue reading “US Navy releases list of ships it plans to inactivate this year”
US Navy to extend service life of USS Wasp
US Navy to extend service life of amphibious assault ship USS Wasp by 5 years avy) The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps have extended the lifespan of the lead Wasp-class amphibious assault ship by five years and are considering doing the same for other vessels in the amphibious fleet. Expeditionary Warfare Director Brig. Gen.Continue reading “US Navy to extend service life of USS Wasp”
Ship that Debuted with the Nigerian Navy will be Key for Future U.S., Australian Naval Forces
Aaron-Matthew Lariosa – April 29, 2026 12:22 PM Damen LST-100 A class of landing vessels designed by a Dutch firm – first built in the United Arab Emirates and debuted by the Nigerian Navy – will become the mainstay of U.S. Marine Corps and Australian Defense Force amphibious operations across the Indo-Pacific Region in the coming decades.Continue reading “Ship that Debuted with the Nigerian Navy will be Key for Future U.S., Australian Naval Forces”
USN Amphibs Bougainville, Fallujah Deliveries Are Pushed Another Year
Mallory Shelboure – April 27, 2026 5:38 PM Future Bougainville (LHA-8) under construction at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., on Aug. 30, 2024. USNI News photo The next two big-deck amphibious warships will take about nine years each to build, as the Navy pushes the planned delivery date for the vessels by another year, USNI NewsContinue reading “USN Amphibs Bougainville, Fallujah Deliveries Are Pushed Another Year”
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