The Marine Corps recently conducted its first live-fire training with a full detachment of helicopters operating from a sea-base ship near Okinawa, showcasing the flexibility of its expeditionary ...

U.S. Marine Corps amphibious combat vehicles with Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, depart from the ...

U.S. Navy Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) ships continue to take on additional mission sets as the service builds the class of ships to enhance its forward presence, drone command and ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The U.S. Navy's newest ship is set to arrive at Naval Station Norfolk for the first time on Monday. The USNS Robert E. Simanek (T-ESB 7) is the first expeditionary sea base variant of ...

The future USS Robert E. Simanek is docked at left prior to the christening ceremony. Courtesy NASSCO The fifth in a series of unusual Navy ships that are effectively floating Marine bases was ...

The USNS Robert E. Simanek, a 784-foot expeditionary sea base, left the General Dynamics-NASSCO shipyard in San Diego Bay on Wednesday for its first sea trial, considered an important step in ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The U.S. Navy christened the future USS Robert E. Simanek as the newest Expeditionary Sea Base ship Saturday. The ship honors U.S. Marine Corps Private First Class Robert E.

The new Electric Launch System for Unmanned Aircraft allows UAS operations on a variety of vessels, including aircraft ...

The expeditionary sea base Hershel “Woody” Williams sustained a soft grounding mishap last week as it was leaving Gabon, according to the Navy. (Navy) The expeditionary sea base Hershel “Woody” ...