Daryl Caudle has directed that the Navy ships that transport Marines into war zones be commanded by surface warfare officers ...

The discussion on amphibious warfare ships comes as the Corps plans to continuously deploy three Marine Expeditionary Units.

Naval aviators will no longer command amphibious warships, according to a directive issued last week by Chief of Naval ...

Though the USS Wasp is more than 30 years old, it remains an effective platform for the US Navy, with a newly modernized air ...

Less than six years after fielding its Amphibious Combat Vehicle, the U.S. Marine Corps is inviting industry proposals for a five-to-ten-year modernization program. The effort targets improvements in ...

The service completed a study of Wasp-class amphibious assault ships and is currently conducting another on amphibious dock ...

The U.S. Navy will restrict command of its 31 amphibious warships to Surface Warfare Officers starting in FY2028, ending a long-standing path for naval aviators. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl ...

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle issued a directive on April 2024, 2026, requiring Surface Warfare Officers to ...

The Marine Corps is preparing to deploy Marines on specialty platforms like the Expeditionary Fast Transport and the ...

The USS New Orleans, front, sails in formation with the rest of the America Amphibious Ready Group in 2021. (MC3 Jomark Almazan/Navy) This story has been updated. U.S. and Japanese crews extinguished ...