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  2. USS Wasp (LHD-1) - Wikipedia

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    USS Wasp (LHD-1) is a United States Navy multipurpose amphibious assault ship, and the lead ship of her class. She is the tenth USN vessel to bear the name since 1775, with the last two ships named Wasp being aircraft carriers. She was built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton in Pascagoula, Mississippi.

  3. US moves forces closer to Israel and Lebanon amid concerns of ...

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    The USS Wasp and its Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), which includes the 24 th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), moved into the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday, the Navy said. The deployment was part ...

  4. US shifts assault ship to the Mediterranean to deter an ...

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    The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp entered the eastern Mediterranean Sea this week as the U.S. positions warships to try to keep fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon from escalating ...

  5. The US naval presence around the Middle East is getting ... - AOL

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    An AH-1Z Viper and an MH-60S Sea Hawk near the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp as it transited the Strait of Gibraltar on June 26. ... USA TODAY Sports. Zach Ertz made $750,000 in incentives with ...

  6. List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships - Wikipedia

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    USS Ashland (LSD-1) USS Casa Grande (LSD-13) USS Thomaston (LSD-28) USS Anchorage (LSD-36) USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) USS Harper's Ferry (LSD-49) Further information: Dock landing ship The LSD came as a result of a British requirement during World War II for a vessel that could carry large landing craft across the seas at speed.

  7. Wasp-class amphibious assault ship - Wikipedia

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    The Wasp-class is a class of landing helicopter dock (LHD) amphibious assault ships operated by the United States Navy.Based on the Tarawa class, with modifications to operate more advanced aircraft and landing craft, the Wasp-class is capable of transporting almost the full strength of a United States Marine Corps Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and landing them in hostile territory via ...

  8. USS Wasp (CV-18) - Wikipedia

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    USS Wasp (CV/CVA/CVS-18) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. The ship, the ninth US Navy ship to bear the name, was originally named Oriskany , but was renamed while under construction in honor of the previous Wasp (CV-7) , which was sunk 15 September 1942.

  9. Two U.S. Marines assaulted in Turkey by nationalist mob ... - AOL

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    The service members later returned to their ship, the USS Wasp, it said. The Marines' unit is on routine deployment with the U.S. Navy’s Wasp Amphibious Readiness Group, Navy Cmdr. Timothy ...