However, staffing shortages threaten progress and oversight. GAO found that key organizations responsible for fire safety ...

Welding and other hot work involved in U.S. Navy ship maintenance means a significant risk of ship fires. The 2020 fire that ...

A government watchdog report released Wednesday states the U.S. Navy needs to strengthen oversight of ship maintenance contractors to prevent fires, citing chronic staffing shortfalls and weak enforce ...

It is too early to make any predictions or promises of what the future of the ship will be," a senior Navy official said.

A helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 3 combats a fire aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) at Naval Base San Diego, July 14, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass ...

As of Monday morning, firefighting teams continue operations onboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), 57 personnel, both U.S. Navy Sailors and civilians, have been treated for minor injuries including ...

U.S. Navy LCAC (Landing Craft Air Cushion) launch and recovery aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6 ...

Marines assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) offload a Landing Craft Utility (LCU) after disembarking USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) The LCU is assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 1 Det ...

U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU-7), conduct 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31-MEU) forces and equipment offload on the beach in Australia as part of a ...

The multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) and guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) were named honorary flagships March 13 for the upcoming search for the ...

CORAL SEA (Aug 11, 2017) CH-53E Super Stallions, assigned to the œDragons of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), take off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS ...