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Wasp Amphib Extending Five Years; Navy And Marine Corps Studying More Amphibs

Wednesday, April 29th, 2026

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Wasp Amphib Extending Five Years; Navy And Marine Corps Studying More Amphibs

The USS Wasp (LHD 1) amphibious assault ship travels toward the pier at Naval Station Norfolk on Dec 6, 2024. Following a seven-month deployment. (Photo: U.S. Marine Corps by SSgt. Servante R. Coba)

The Navy and Marine Corps have decided to extend the service life of the USS Wasp (LHD-1) amphibious assault ship by five years and are awaiting another study looking into the potential of extending the operational life more amphibious ships, a Navy official said Tuesday. Last fall, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) approved the service life extension of the USS Wasp (LHD-1) by five years to 2034 and for the other LHDs “we’ve got to study to see if…

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