USS Tripoli (LHA-7) will switch homeports from Naval Base San Diego to Sasebo, Japan, and become the Navy’s forward-deployed big-deck amphibious warship in the Indo-Pacific, Naval Surface Force ...
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"We refer to the ship as 'assault carrier 7,' and 'assault' is traditional for an LHD and LHA," Capt. Joel Lang, the commander of the Tripoli at the time, told reporters. "Typically, the air ...
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USS Tripoli will replace USS America as the US's forward-deployed big deck amphibious ship in the Indo-Pacific and it's bristling with F-35s.