SAN DIEGO — General Dynamics’ NASSCO shipyard is nearing the end of its Expeditionary Sea Base shipbuilding program, which has been extended multiple times due to high demand. It’s also eyeing a ...

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 ...

The future USS John L. Canley will be commissioned Saturday at Naval Base North Island. It's just the sixth expeditionary sea base in the Navy. Expeditionary sea bases, or ESBs, function as helicopter ...

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 ...

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The USS Lewis B. Puller, an expeditionary sea base ship named for Marine Corps legend Lt. Gen. Lewis “Chesty” B. Puller, is headed to the coast of Sudan in case it is needed to help evacuate American ...

MV-22B Ospreys assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 363, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, lands aboard the expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) in the Philippine Sea, ...

The United States is bolstering its military presence near China by deploying the Marine Corps on a specialized naval vessel serving as a sea base, extending the unit's reach across the contested ...

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SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — The USS John L. Canley is officially a warship. The Expeditionary Sea Base is ready to hit the Pacific after it undergoes final certifications. Dozens of sailors will serve aboard ...