Another U.S. Navy 'Flattop' Will Soon Be Able To Operate With The F-35

The USS Iwo Jima will head to BAE Systems' Norfolk shipyard this year to receive upgrades to fully support F-35B operations.

U.S. Navy Will Be Down Another Flattop, USS Iwo Jima To Be Sidelined

The Wasp¬-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) is set to begin a modernization program at Norfolk Naval ...
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How the US Navy lost a $4 billion warship without firing a shot

The USS Bonhomme Richard burned for four days while tied to the pier. No enemy attack. No sabotage. Just a cascade of ignored warnings, disabled systems, and critical delays. This video explains how ...
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Navy needs to improve fire safety enforcement on ships, watchdog warns

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sailors and firefighters attempt to put out a fire aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard at Naval Base San Diego on July 12, 2020. (MCS3 ...
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GAO: Navy Fire Prevention Improvements Tied to Stronger Contractor Oversight

A fire aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) at Naval Base San Diego, while it was moored pier side for a maintenance availability, which began in 2018. Base and shipboard ...
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Norfolk Fire-Rescue responds to fire on USS Bataan at General Dynamics

NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Fire-Rescue crews responded to a ship fire aboard the USS Bataan at General Dynamics Saturday morning. Firefighters responded around 8:50 a.m. after reports of a fire on a ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Several treated for smoke inhalation on aging Navy ship undergoing repairs

About a dozen Navy personnel were treated for smoke inhalation after a fan malfunctioned on the USS Harpers Ferry, an aging warship docked at General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego as it ...
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The Navy Ship Lost to a Fire That Should Have Been Stopped

When the USS Bonhomme Richard caught fire in San Diego, a series of small failures turned into one of the Navy’s worst peacetime disasters. Miscommunication, incompatible equipment, and neglected ...
The Vindicator

Fire on US warship off Japan injures 2 sailors before being extinguished

WASHINGTON (AP) — A fire broke out Wednesday on the USS New Orleans warship off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, leaving two sailors with minor injuries. The fire on the amphibious transport dock ship has ...
New Orleans City Business

Fire breaks out on USS New Orleans warship

A fire broke out Wednesday on the USS New Orleans warship off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, leaving two sailors with minor injuries. The fire on the amphibious transport dock ship has been extinguished ...
NBC Washington

2 sailors injured in fire on U.S. warship in Japan, Navy says

A fire aboard a U.S. warship was declared extinguished early Thursday, 12 hours after it started off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, with two sailors being treated for minor injuries. The blaze on the ...