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The U.S. president and first lady received a patriotic welcome from U.S. military personnel as they boarded the USS Wasp for a Memorial Day visit in Japan. After touring the JS Kaga at Yokosuka Naval Base to deliver a Memorial Day speech to the men and women of the U.S. Navy’s Seventh Fleet, as well as the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces, President Donald Trump spent time with troops aboard the USS Wasp. The U.S. first lady Melania Trump opened up with her appreciation to Japan’s hospitality during their visit overseas while extending thankfulness to U.S. troops. “Thank you for your...

Deep sea explorers found the USS Hornet in the South Pacific earlier this year, but the Hornet was not the only ship located on that expedition. In the latest update for the American Naval history books, the research vessel Petrel revealed it also found the World War II aircraft carrier USS Wasp. We're 2.5 miles down, peering inside the cockpit of an avenger torpedo bomber from the sunken World War II aircraft carrier, USS Wasp. The plane is not just a relic, it's a clue, reports CBS News correspondent Mark Phillips. Can the Wasp itself be far away? The Wasp...

On July 1, 1942, the U.S.S. Wasp, an aircraft carrier holding 71 planes, 2,247 sailors and a journalist, sailed from San Diego to the western Pacific to join the battle against the Japanese. On board was a naval officer named Lt. Cmdr. John Joseph Shea. Two days before he left San Diego, Shea wrote his 5-year-old son a letter.

U.S. Aircraft Carrier Spotted Off The Coast Of The Rockaways As Part Of Federal Response To Sandy November 1, 2012 3:38 PM NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – An aircraft carrier was spotted 3 miles off the coast of the Rockaways on Thursday afternoon. Chopper 2 saw the military vessel in the Atlantic Ocean, a part of the federal response to superstorm Sandy. It is a hopeful sight for folks in Queens, who were among some of the hardest hit residents during the storm. The presence of the naval ship means the helicopters circling our area to survey the damage and provide...

F-35B Makes First Vertical Carrier Landing At Sea By Colin Clark Published: October 3, 2011 The big news today: the Marines F-35B made a vertical landing on the deck of the USS Wasp, a small Marine aircraft carrier. Ship trials will demonstrate how the stealth materials on the plane hold up to harsh conditions at sea, as well as show just how hot and noisy the aircraft is when making landings on a carrier. There have been concerns that the enormous thrust and heat from the 43,000 pounds of thrust the engine can produce might soften carrier decks and require...

070929-N-1189B-196 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 29, 2007) - An MV-22 "Osprey" attached to Marine Medium Tilt-rotor Squadron (VMM) 263 takes to the air from the flight deck of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). Wasp is on a surge deployment bringing the Osprey on its first combat deployment to the Middle East. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary L. Borden (RELEASED) 070929-N-1189B-126 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 29, 2007) - An MV-22 "Osprey" attached to Marine Medium Tilt-rotor Squadron (VMM) 263 takes to the air from the flight deck of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship...

  Wasp ESG Ships Return From DeploymentStory Number: NNS040917-12Release Date: 9/18/2004 1:30:00 PMFrom Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet Public AffairsNORFOLK, Va. (NNS) -- Nearly 2,500 Sailors reunited with family and friends Sept. 18 when the remaining three ships from the USS Wasp (LHD 1) Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG 2) returned from a seven-month deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom and the global war on terrorism. The amphibious assault ship Wasp and the amphibious transport ship USS Shreveport (LPD 12) returned to their homeport of Norfolk Naval Station, and the dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD...

Wasp Prepares For Returning MarinesStory Number: NNS040802-08Release Date: 8/2/2004 3:43:00 PMBy Journalist 2nd Class (SW) Mark C. Schultz, USS Wasp Public AffairsABOARD USS WASP, At Sea (NNS) -- The multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) is gearing up for a mass influx of Marine personnel and equipment. After three months of operations in Afghanistan fighting the war on terrorism, the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is preparing to head home. “The MEU’s mission ashore is completed, and we are now in the process of getting our Marines back,” said Wasp Strike Group Commander Capt. Steven Joachim. As...

WASHINGTON, March 25 (Reuters) - The United States has placed about 2,000 Marines with special operations training aboard Navy ships in the Gulf, poised for use in Afghanistan, where the hunt for al Qaeda and Taliban fugitives is intensifying, defense officials said on Thursday. U.S. commanders have not yet decided how many of the Marines deployed with the seven-vessel naval Expeditionary Strike Group, led by the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp, will be sent into Afghanistan, officials said. The Marines are from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The Wasp strike group, carrying 2,000 to 2,200 Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary...

BLT 1/6 continues to refine deadly skills aboard shipSubmitted by: 22nd MEUStory Identification Number: 2004227224955Story by Sgt. Matt C. Preston ABOARD THE USS WASP (Feb. 28, 2003) -- As the amphibious assault ships WASP, WHIDBEY ISLAND, and SHREVEPORT transit the sometimes rough seas of the Atlantic Ocean, the embarked Marines of the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) continue to refine and improve their marksmanship skills during live fire exercises. One such training evolution is a compressed Enhanced Marksmanship Program (EMP) conducted by Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 6th Marines, the MEU's ground combat element. EMP is designed...

22d MEU (SOC) sets sail for European and Central Command TheatersSubmitted by: 22nd MEUStory Identification Number: 200422314916Story by Gunnery Sgt. Keith A. Milks ABOARD THE USS WASP (Feb. 21, 2004) -- Assaulted by a biting Atlantic wind, a group of young Marine infantrymen, mostly teenagers on their first deployment, crowded the fantail of the USS WASP to catch a final glimpse of the North Carolina coastline before it disappeared beneath the horizon. As the sandy beaches slipped from view, the Marines filtered away one by one into the gray hull of the amphibious assault ship, their new home for...

22nd MEU better trained, equipped Don Bryan/Daily News Saying goodbye: Cpl. Larry Currie and his wife, Shekinah, left, spend time together while Sgt. Eddie Williams plays with his son, Elijah, as his fiance Lisa Parsley watches. February 19,2004Eric SteinkopffDAILY NEWS STAFF Col. Kenneth Frank McKenzie Jr. stood near Risley Pier on Wednesday and watched with a mixture of pride and satisfaction. The commander of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit was watching his old battalion prepare for another six-month deployment. "I was the commander of that battalion the last time 1/6 left for a float, from November 1998 to May...

22d MEU begins its final pre-deployment examSubmitted by: 22nd MEUStory Identification Number: 200411735518Story by Gunnery Sgt. Keith A. Milks ABOARD THE USS WASP (Jan. 13, 2004) -- After months of intense training and preparation, the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) has grabbed the reins of its final pre-deployment training hurdle; the Special Operations Capable Exercise (SOCEX). The current exercise will be 15th such training evolution for the 22d MEU since the Special Operations Capable training program was begun in 1985. To receive its 'SOC' designation the MEU and its major subordinate elements must demonstrate a proficiency in a number...