Daryl Caudle has directed that the Navy ships that transport Marines into war zones be commanded by surface warfare officers ...

Naval aviators will no longer command amphibious warships, according to a directive issued last week by Chief of Naval ...

The Navy will bar aviators from commanding amphibious warships under a new policy favoring SWO leadership and readiness ...

The discussion on amphibious warfare ships comes as the Corps plans to continuously deploy three Marine Expeditionary Units.

The demand is about twice as high as the Marine Corps’ goal of three deployed at any given time, Gen. Eric Smith said ...

Dec. 23 (UPI) --The readiness of the Navy's fleet of 32 amphibious warfare ships, which are deemed crucial in quickly projecting U.S. power around the world, is in dire shape, according to a scathing ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — About 50% of amphibious warships are ready at any given time to deploy if needed for a crisis or conflict — far less than the Navy’s goal of 80% — the Marine Corps commandant ...

The service completed a study of Wasp-class amphibious assault ships and is currently conducting another on amphibious dock ...

The Navy announced that it intends to make surface warfare officers the only commanding officers aboard amphibious warships ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The LHD-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan is shown in a dry dock slip at Norfolk, Va., during a regularly scheduled ...