SAN DIEGO -- Ships of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group docked at Navy Base San Diego Tuesday morning following a seven-month deployment. The amphibious assault ship USS Essex, amphibious transport ...

The USS Essex medical staff has treated an Iraqi man with serious head injuries who was rescued by a British ship on Monday. The HMS Marlborough rescued the injured crewmember from the Iraqi-flagged ...

Sailors render honors to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD-2) from the flight deck of the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS-1) on April 12, 2021. US Navy Photo ...

Navy tugboats guide the USS Essex to its pier at Naval Base San Diego. Navy photo The Essex Amphibious Ready Group returned to Naval Base San Diego on Friday after a seven-month deployment that ranged ...

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks to a crew members on the hangar deck of the USS Essex. Navy photo Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III visited the San Diego-based amphibious assault ship ...

Jan. 11 (UPI) --The Middle East has no U.S. capital ship since the three-ship Essex Amphibious Ready Group and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit recently left the area. After deploying on Aug. 12 and ...

Summary and What You Need to Know: USS Essex (CV-9), the lead ship of the Essex-class aircraft carriers, had a storied career that significantly impacted U.S. naval history. Laid down in April 1941 ...