Investigation Confirms WWI Cruiser USS San Diego Was Sunk by U-boat Mine
Steaming to New York with a belly full of coal, the armored cruiser USS San Diego (ACR-6) struck a mine deployed by a…
How USS San Diego Sank is Still an Open Question 100 Years Later
Mine or torpedo? For a hundred years, the cause of the explosion that sank USS San Diego (ACR-6) has been…
USS America ARG, 15th MEU Leaders Talk Ship’s First Operational Deployment
ARLINGTON, Va. — Dwell on what can’t be done or focus on the possible – while at sea, commanders of…
USS America Returns From First Deployment
Amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6) returned home to San Diego Friday morning, marking the completion of its first overseas operational deployment to the…
USS America Leadership Look To Aircraft Carriers For Inspiration On Leveraging Aviation-Centric Design
As the first-in-class USS America (LHA-6) begins operations on its first major overseas deployment, leadership has a good understanding of…
America ARG, 15th MEU Begin Deployment, 1st for ‘Air-Centric’ Amphib
NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Nudged by several orange-and-tan tugs, amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6) pushed away from Pier 13…
America ARG/MEU AAVs take point in 15th MEU Amphibious Assault Exercise
A previous version of this story had the incorrect hull number for USS America. The correct number is LHA-6 not…
Video: Navy Trains to Recover Orion Spacecraft
The following is U.S. Navy footage released on Nov. 4 showing members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3 and Mobile…
Underway on USS America
ABOARD USS AMERICA — The new amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6) has raised more than a few questions in…