Featured in USS AmericaBYJames DeboerApr 8, 2022ShareAboard The Marine’s First F-35B-Packed ‘Lightning Carrier’ (Updated)The Marines turned USS Tripoli into a ‘Lightning Carrier’ packed with over 20 F-35Bs. We were there. BYJames DeboerApr 8, 2022ShareBYJames DeboerMar 18, 2022ShareMarines To Test Lightning Carrier Concept With 20 F-35Bs Aboard USS Tripoli This AprilThe Lightning Carrier concept has been in the works for years and will effectively see big deck amphibious assault ships turned into light carriers. BYJames DeboerMar 18, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 23, 2020ShareJapanese F-35As Train With USS America As Tokyo Looks Toward Its Aircraft Carrier FutureJapan Air Self-Defense Force F-35As worked alongside the U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship during maneuvers in the western Pacific. BYThomas NewdickOct 23, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 3, 2020ShareUSS America Keeps Captain America Theme Going With Custom Painted TractorThe amphibious assault ship’s crew continues to use Captain America and his iconic symbols to express their pride in their vessel and its namesake. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 3, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 4, 2020ShareUSS America Is Flying A Giant Captain America Flag While On Patrol In The PacificCaptain America is one of the most iconic military characters of all time, one that bridges generations and evokes patriotism and a sense of duty. BYTyler RogowayMar 4, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 20, 2020ShareMV-22 Osprey Rear Ramps And Carrier Aircraft Elevators Make For Great Fast Rope TrainingThe MV-22B that Marines were using also represents the latest configuration with enhanced communications and defensive systems. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 20, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 14, 2019ShareBehold USS America Sailing With A Whopping 13 F-35Bs Embarked AboardThe Marines are inching closer and closer to executing their “Lightning Carrier” concept that would see amphibious assault ships bristle with F-35Bs. BYTyler RogowayOct 14, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareDelivery Of Newest America Class Amphibious Assault Ship Delayed Over Technical IssuesThe Navy had planned to commission the future USS Tripoli this fall, but it may not formally receive the ship now until some time next year. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019Share
BYJames DeboerApr 8, 2022ShareAboard The Marine’s First F-35B-Packed ‘Lightning Carrier’ (Updated)The Marines turned USS Tripoli into a ‘Lightning Carrier’ packed with over 20 F-35Bs. We were there. BYJames DeboerApr 8, 2022Share
BYJames DeboerMar 18, 2022ShareMarines To Test Lightning Carrier Concept With 20 F-35Bs Aboard USS Tripoli This AprilThe Lightning Carrier concept has been in the works for years and will effectively see big deck amphibious assault ships turned into light carriers. BYJames DeboerMar 18, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 23, 2020ShareJapanese F-35As Train With USS America As Tokyo Looks Toward Its Aircraft Carrier FutureJapan Air Self-Defense Force F-35As worked alongside the U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship during maneuvers in the western Pacific. BYThomas NewdickOct 23, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 3, 2020ShareUSS America Keeps Captain America Theme Going With Custom Painted TractorThe amphibious assault ship’s crew continues to use Captain America and his iconic symbols to express their pride in their vessel and its namesake. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 3, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 4, 2020ShareUSS America Is Flying A Giant Captain America Flag While On Patrol In The PacificCaptain America is one of the most iconic military characters of all time, one that bridges generations and evokes patriotism and a sense of duty. BYTyler RogowayMar 4, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 20, 2020ShareMV-22 Osprey Rear Ramps And Carrier Aircraft Elevators Make For Great Fast Rope TrainingThe MV-22B that Marines were using also represents the latest configuration with enhanced communications and defensive systems. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 20, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 14, 2019ShareBehold USS America Sailing With A Whopping 13 F-35Bs Embarked AboardThe Marines are inching closer and closer to executing their “Lightning Carrier” concept that would see amphibious assault ships bristle with F-35Bs. BYTyler RogowayOct 14, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareDelivery Of Newest America Class Amphibious Assault Ship Delayed Over Technical IssuesThe Navy had planned to commission the future USS Tripoli this fall, but it may not formally receive the ship now until some time next year. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019Share
