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Navy to forward-deploy USS America, USS New Orleans to Japan [View all]
Navy to forward-deploy USS America, USS New Orleans to Japan
ByEd Adamczyk
April 26 UPI
https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2019/04/26/Navy-to-forward-deploy-USS-America-USS-New-Orleans-to-Japan/2881556293826/
As the amphibious assault ship and landing platform dock head to Sasebo, Japan, the USS Stethem and USS Wasp will head back to their home ports for upgrades and maintenance.
Two Navy ships will be forward-deployed to Japan while two others will return to the United States for maintenance, the Navy announced on Friday.
The amphibious assault ship USS America and San Antonio-class landing transport dock USS New Orleans will join the U.S. 7th Fleet forward-deployed naval forces in Sasebo, Japan. The guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem will travel from Japan to San Diego, its new home port, for scheduled modernization, and the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp will shift its home port to Norfolk, Va., to undergo scheduled maintenance.
The USS America serves in support of F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft as part of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Combat Element.
Two Navy ships will be forward-deployed to Japan while two others will return to the United States for maintenance, the Navy announced on Friday.
The amphibious assault ship USS America and San Antonio-class landing transport dock USS New Orleans will join the U.S. 7th Fleet forward-deployed naval forces in Sasebo, Japan. The guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem will travel from Japan to San Diego, its new home port, for scheduled modernization, and the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp will shift its home port to Norfolk, Va., to undergo scheduled maintenance.
The USS America serves in support of F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft as part of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Combat Element.
So the current US power projection ashore naval forces in the region now include USS America LHA, USS New Orleans LPD, USS Green Bay LPD, and USS Ashland LSD. By replacing the USS Wasp, with two amphibious ships, the US marine amphibious force combat capability in northeast Asia is increased.
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