Richard M. McCool Jr., a Medal of Honor recipient. LPD-29 is the final Flight I variant, with 13 additional Flight II variants planned. -Navy leaders highlight LPDs' role in enhancing the Navy ...

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Amphibious warship USS Boxer (LHD-4) has left the Western Pacific and is expected to make a port call to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii ...

On Dec. 17, an Avondale-led coalition was awarded a contract worth $641 million to design, construct and support the U.S. Navy's initial LPD-17 ship, with an option covering two additional ships ...

The amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) conducts a Solid State Laser – Technology Maturation Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD) MK 2 MOD 0 test. LWSD is a high-energy laser ...