Iranian Patrol Boats Shadow San Diego-Based USS Essex in Persian Gulf
Two patrol boats operated by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard shadowed the San Diego-based USS Essex…
First Combat Strike by F-35B Is from San Diego-Based USS Essex
The Marines marked the first combat use of an F-35B stealth fighter Thursday with a…
Marine Commandant Says Corps’ Focus Must Be on Wars of The Future
America’s top Marine said Wednesday that after 17 years of fighting in the Middle East,…
Navy Releases Photo of USS Essex Underway in The Gulf of Aden
The Navy released a stunning aerial photo of the San Diego-based USS Essex underway in…
USS Essex Group with New F-35Bs Deploys Unannounced from San Diego
The USS Essex ready group deployed from San Diego without prior announcement because of what…
Essex Ready Group Completes Training with F-35s Prior to Deployment
Sailors of the USS Essex amphibious ready group and Marines attached to the 13th Marine Expeditionary…
Another Marine Squadron at Yuma Operational with F-35B Stealth Fighter
The Marines are continuing to roll out the new F-35-B Lighting II stealth fighter, with…
2 Destroyers Leaving San Diego to Join ‘Up-Gunned’ USS Wasp Group
The guided-missile destroyers USS Dewey and USS Sterett will leave San Diego on Tuesday to…
BAE San Diego Shipyard to Modify USS America for F-35 Operations
BAE Systems announced Wednesday a contract to modify the flight deck of the amphibious assault…
‘Dawn Blitz’ Amphibious Exercise Underway off Southern California
The Navy and Marines kicked off the biennial Dawn Blitz exercise on Friday to practice…
Marine F-35Bs from Yuma in Giant ‘Red Flag’ Exercise for First Time
The Marines’ newest jet, the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II, will for the first time…
New F-35B Practices Expeditionary Mission at Camp Pendleton
The Marine Corps’ new F-35B fighter practiced takeoffs and landings Thursday at Camp Pendleton’s expeditionary…
Marines’ First Squadron of F-35B Jets Declared Ready to Deploy
The Marine Corps announced Friday that the first squadron of 10 stealthy F-35B Joint Strike Fighters is…
Marines’ New Stealth Fighter Jets to Be Operational in Days
The Marines’ long-awaited F-35B Lightning II fighters, stealthy jets that can take off vertically from…
