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The United States Navy amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli, right, sails next to its sister ship USS America in the East China Sea on September 17, 2022. The United States Navy amphibious assault ...

The America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli is replacing the first-in-class USS America at Sasebo Naval Base in Japan as the forward-deployed amphibious flattop in the region.

USS Tripoli (LHA-7) will switch homeports from Naval Base San Diego to Sasebo, Japan, and become the Navy’s forward-deployed big-deck amphibious warship in the Indo-Pacific, Naval Surface Force ...

Just before dawn, the ship was rocked by a massive explosion—she had struck a mine. Struggling to contain the damage, the crew fought to keep Tripoli afloat. Nearby, the USS Princeton, fully aware of ...

The new administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin, has seemingly responded to Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre’s letter urging federal action on the Tijuana River ...

From supporting USS Tripoli and USS Princeton during The Gulf War to aiding humanitarian efforts after a tsunami in Sri Lanka in 2005, its versatility and reliability underscored its value across ...

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The USS Tripoli will replace the USS America as the US's forward-deployed big deck amphibious ship in the Indo-Pacific and it's bristling with F-35s.

It replaces USS America as the Navy's amphibious assault ship based in Japan. The Tripoli played a central role in the F-35B 'lightning carrier' concept. The US Navy is stationing its new ...