Amphibious Assets

"Dutch Wader" drills on Red Beach in the Exercise Cold Response 2012 area of Harstad, Norway. The Royal Marines, seen here, were practicing landing and extraction routines during the biennial exercise. LA(Phot) Martin Carney, © Crown Copyright/MOD 2012

Exercise Cold Response Participants Get Chilly Reception in Norway

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Allied naval expeditionary forces are working together in the cold harsh environment of northern Norway as part of the NATO Exercise Cold Response 2012 currently under way. Altogether more than …

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First Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) Begins Construction Flo/Flo ship is key to Navy/Marine Corps seabasing concept

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The U.S. Navy recently laid the keel for the mobile landing platform (MLP), a new class of ship designed to bridge the gap between sea and shore.

The keel-laying ceremony …

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The Ship to Shore Connector: Building a Better LCAC

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The expanding use of amphibious ships for a wide range of missions has increased the importance of a Navy program to produce an upgraded replacement for its Landing Craft Air …

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Marine Corps Plans Amphibious Vehicle Industry Day

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In the aftermath of cancellation of its Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) program, United States Marine Corps Systems Command is planning an “industry day” to update interested parties in its emerging …

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The Military Sealift Command large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Watkins (background) and heavy lift ship MV Mighty Servant I moor side-by-side off San Diego during a Mobile Landing Platform demonstration Oct. 12, 2006. Cargo from Watkins was transferred to Mighty Servant I and then loaded onto hovercraft for delivery to shore during a test of the military logistics concept known as seabasing. Sea bases are envisioned as virtual floating military bases composed of more than a dozen amphibious assault ships, auxiliary vessels and connector vessels. These bases will enable the military to deploy U.S. forces and their cargo from the sea to contingency sites anywhere in the world. Photo courtesy of Navy Program Executive Office.

The Sea Base: A Status Report

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The Sea Base has moved quietly from an expression of an aspect of seapower to a central means of supporting Marine Corps strategy. The Marines gain enormously from the extent …

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Northrop Grumman imagery of USS America (LHA 6). While the artwork shows a ship closely resembling a recent Wasp-class LHD, America will differ in having much improved aviation facilities. Image courtesy of Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding.

USS America (LHA 6) A Different Kind of Gator

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USS America (LHA 6) is the latest large-deck amphibious ship, the first of a four-ship class. Together with the eight LHDs (the last of which is Makin Island), her class …

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