Courtesy Story | Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic | 03.20.2025
Norfolk, Virginia – Acting Secretary of the Navy, Terence Emmert visited the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) and the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during a trip to Naval Station Norfolk, March 20 2025....
Story by Seaman Troy Davis | USS WASP (LHD 1) | 09.15.2024
Operations Specialist 1st Class Tristan Sharkey arrived on the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) as a seamen. While onboard he went from OSSN to a OS1 and would become one of the last crewmembers to be onboard who served on Wasp when it was in Japan....
Story by Lt. Mckensey Cobb | USS WASP (LHD 1) | 06.27.2024
The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (WSP ARG) and embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) transited the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Mediterranean Sea, June 26....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sydney Milligan | USS WASP (LHD 1) | 06.26.2024
The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), with embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), pulled into Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota, Spain, June 25, 2024, for a replenishment of supplies and fuel....
Story by Ensign Henry Streater | USS WASP (LHD 1) | 05.14.2024
ATLANTIC OCEAN (MAY 16, 2024) The Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (WSP ARG) conducted a Live-Fire with a Purpose (LFWAP) exercise while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, May 16, 2024....
Courtesy Story | Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet | 05.03.2024
NORFOLK, Va. – On the evening of May 1, a collision occurred between two landing craft, air cushions (LCAC) from USS Wasp (LHD 1) and USS New York (LPD 21) off the coast of Jacksonville, Fla....
Courtesy Story | Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet | 05.02.2024
On the evening of May 1, an incident occurred involving two landing craft, air cushions (LCAC) from USS Wasp (LHD 1) and USS New York (LPD 21) off the coast of Jacksonville, Fla....
Story by Capt. MacKenzie Margroum | 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 01.24.2024
FORT BARFOOT, V.A. – In a significant display of camaraderie, U.S. Sailors from the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) visit Marines and Sailors from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), during their Realistic Urban Training (RUT) exercise from 16-17 and 23 January....
