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

The F-35 program has a big problem in not being mission-ready enough of the time, and the problem is getting worse with the F-35B.

The United States ... two ships in the America class of amphibious assault ships is the America (LHA-6). This ship has a crew of just over 1,000 and can carry a contingent of nearly 1,700 marines.

The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is embarked aboard the America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), “campaigning and competing in ...

The five U.S. Marines ... and heaviest helicopter used in the U.S. military. Described as a "heavy-lift helicopter," it's ...

The U.S. military’s recruiting troubles came just as it was attempting a fundamental shift in its mission. For decades, the ...

The U.S. Navy's newest Wasp Class multipurpose amphibious assault ship was commissioned USS Kearsarge ... Mundy, Jr., USMC, Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, delivered the principal address ...

But as powerful as those staged moments are (who can forget Robert Duvall leading a helicopter assault in "Apocalypse ... that claimed nearly 60,000 U.S. lives while focusing on highly personal ...

these Marines also attend Naval demolition breaching courses (not unlike Navy SEALs). All put together, their main job is to assault a well-fortified room and take back US property — not a wide ...