Though the USS Wasp is more than 30 years old, it remains an effective platform for the US Navy, with a newly modernized air wing. The US Navy has decided to keep the USS Wasp (LHD-1), a key warship, ...

The USS Essex arrived at the Port of Los Angeles late Tuesday for what will be its high-profile role at the 2026 Los Angeles ...

The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp sails in the Philippine Sea on Aug. 26, 2018, during a passing exercise with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force. (MCS3 Taylor King/U.S. Navy) The U.S. Navy and ...

In April 2026, the U.S. Navy delayed decommissioning its oldest active aircraft carrier — the USS Nimitz — by 10 months. The decision to keep the USS Nimitz in service was the result of the delay in ...

The forgotten WWII aircraft carrier USS Wasp finally discovered deep underwater The USS Wasp was one of America’s most important aircraft carriers during World War II—yet its story was nearly ...

The U.S. Navy has extended the service life of the USS Wasp, its first Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, from 2029 to 2034 due to delays in newer America-class replacements. This follows a similar ...

Ahead of the conservationist's centennial, scientists have christened a parasitic wasp in his honor—and it’s just the latest creature to be named after him. Meet Attenboroughnculus tau, a parasitic ...

Specimen from 1983 lay forgotten at Natural History Museum until recently, when spotted by a volunteer and identified as new genus He has lizards, bats, frogs, weevils, flatworms, snails and spiders ...

Researchers discovered two new parasitic wasp species living in the U.S., tracing their origins back to Europe and uncovering clues about how they spread. Their arrival raises fresh questions about ...

USS Gerald R Ford to sail home after 10-month spell including role in Maduro capture and Middle East war The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R Ford, will be heading home following a ...