USS Makin Island, a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, might be the next US vessel deployed to the Persian Gulf as the ...
The Navy currently utilizes a 36-month Optimized Fleet Response Plan (OFRP), but leaders want to stretch it to 56 months.
The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp sails in the Philippine Sea on Aug. 26, 2018, during a passing exercise with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force. (MCS3 Taylor King/U.S. Navy) The U.S. Navy and ...