The lead ship, USS Wasp (LHD 1) was commissioned in July 1989 in Norfolk, Va. LHA Replacement or LHA(R) is the next step in the incremental development of the “Big Deck Amphib.” She is being ...

Capt. Chris Purcell, the 27th commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), was relieved by Capt. Paul O’Brien during a change of command ...

QUANTICO, Va. - The United States (USNCC) celebrated its latest cohort of Naval Studies Certificate (NSC) graduates with a ...

As a result of all the design deficiencies, the Mauler did not enter service until March 1948, when they began carrier qualification trials with VA-17A aboard USS Kearsarge (CV/CVA/CVS-33 ...

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced the names of three Virginia-class submarines, with one being named the USS Norfolk. It will join the USS Potomac and USS ...

The USS Wasp’s official social media page at the time had said the exercises had taken place “in a demonstration of enduring cooperation and mutual commitment to maritime security”.

The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58 ... The Philippine Sea left Monday from Naval Station Norfolk for a scheduled mission to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations.

USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) cut short an underway period and returned pierside Monday evening after experiencing issues with its seawater system, a Navy official confirmed Tuesday to USNI News. Bush ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) —Two families are mourning the loss of their loved ones and trying to raise money to send each back to their homelands for burial. Dalila Villanueva Calderon, 32, was know by ...

NORFOLK, Va. — A person of interest was detained at the scene after a fatal shooting Wednesday night on Greenleaf Drive in Norfolk. Police were called to the 1900 block of Greenleaf Drive around ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Fire crews were called to fight a large commercial fire at a business that had once been a car wash on E. Little Creek Road Monday morning, officials said. The call came in ...