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SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Navy relieved the commanding officer of the USS Essex of his position, saying Tuesday that officials lost confidence in his abilities after his ship collided with a tanker at sea.

The USS Essex, an amphibious assault ship that had once fought Japanese forces in the Pacific, is now part of a relief operation providing supplies and logistical support to Japan. The effort is ...

SAN DIEGO -- Ships of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group docked at Navy Base San Diego Tuesday morning following a seven-month deployment. The amphibious assault ship USS Essex, amphibious transport ...

The crew of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex hosted a luncheon for the USC Trojans and Nebraska Cornhuskers prior to Saturday’s National University Holiday Bowl Game. The event began with a ...

A Navy flattop just arrived in Hawaii with an unusual cargo: a fleet of World War II-era warbirds. The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex arrived in Hawaii’s Pearl Harbor — site of the ...

The Pentagon on Monday accused Iran of "unsafe and unprofessional" conduct by a naval helicopter that it said flew within about 25 yards of a U.S. Navy ship and circled it three times in the Gulf of ...

Sailors render honors to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD-2) from the flight deck of the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS-1) on April 12, 2021. US Navy Photo ...

The U.S. Navy has long valued the potential of additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D Printing.AM refers to the depositing of material layer by layer to create an object. For the Navy, it’s not practical ...

BAE Systems has won a potential $148.2 million contract from the U.S. Navy to maintain, repair and modernize USS Essex for the amphibious assault ship’s fiscal 2022 docking selected restricted ...

ARABIAN GULF The amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD-2) transits the Arabian Gulf during flight operations on Nov. 13. US Navy Photo An Iranian Navy helicopter came within 25 feet of the USS Essex ...

The Navy deployed an updated 3Dprinter on the amphibious assault ship USS Essex recently, an upgrade that promises wider capability and a safer work environment. The Essex became the first to operate ...