Category: Navy

USS Wasp arrived in Hawaii on Dec. 28 to make a port call. The ship is making its way to Japan to replace USS Bonhomme Richard as the 7th Fleet’s forward-deployed amphibious assault ship.

By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary L. Borden [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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A report by South Korea’s Yonhap news agency says Seoul is also keen to operate the Lockheed Martin F-35B from its Dokdo-class amphibious assault ships.

By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Achterling [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Yomiuri Shimbun says Japan is planning to refit the Izumo-class helicopter destroyers so that it can operate as a floating refueling carrier for American F-35Bs.

By Kaijō Jieitai （海上自衛隊 / Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force） (http://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/formal/jmp/201612.html) [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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