06 April 2026 USS John P. Murtha to support NASA's Artemis II mission SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATESÂ Amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) is slated to serve as the recovery ship for the Orion spacecraft and its crew upon their return from the historic Artemis II mission.The ship is named in honor of the late and long-serving Pennsylvania...
05 September 2025 U.S., Allied Forces Complete Exercise Pacific Vanguard 2025 Maritime forces from Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Air Force (RAAF), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Royal New Zealand Navy, Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy, U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps concluded a series of integrated exercises and operations as part of Exercise Pacific Vanguard 2025...
19 January 2023 13th MEU USS Anchorage CARAT/MAREX Sri Lanka 22 Opening Ceremony U.S. Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23), and Sri Lanka Navy Sailors take a group photo for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training/Marine Exercise Sri Lanka 2023 in Colomb, Jan. 19...