Rudder repairs to USS Boxer (LHD-4) are complete and the crew has left to test the fixes at sea, Navy officials have told USNI News. Meanwhile, the Marines are preparing to return to sea to continue a deployment that was interrupted by the damaged ship.
In a statement earlier this week provided to USNI News, Naval Surface Force said that the pier-side tests have been completed and Boxer was...
USS Somerset (LPD-25)
UPDATED: Chinese Spy Ships Stalk U.S., Philippine and French Warships in South China Sea
This post has been updated with a statement from U.S. forces in the Philippines.
U.S., Philippine, and French amphibs and frigates drew the attention of Chinese surveillance ships and surface combatants as they sailed out of Philippine territorial waters into the...
SECNAV Censures Retired Marine General, Navy Officers Over 2020 Fatal AAV Sinking
Secretary of the Navy censured five officers related to the 2020 AAV sinking off California. Clockwise from top left: Capt. J.W. David Kurtz, retired Lt. Gen. Joseph Osterman, Lt. Col. Keith Brenize , Capt. Stewart Bateshansky, Col. Christopher Bronzi. USNI News Photo Graphic
The Navy’s top civilian leader issued formal administrative punishments to five senior officers for their part in the fatal 2020 sinking of a Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicle that killed eight Marines and a Navy...
Hearing Begins for Battalion Commander’s Role in Fatal 2020 AAV Sinking
Marines with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, operate an AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicle while embarking the amphibious landing dock USS Somerset (LPD-25) during training to increase Navy-Marine Corps interoperability in the eastern Pacific.
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – A board of officers convened this week to determine whether the officer who led the infantry battalion involved in the fatal 2020 sinking of an Amphibious Assault Vehicle should be...
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Dec. 27, 2021
USNI News Graphic
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Dec. 27, 2021, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship.
Total U.S. Navy Battle Force:296Ships Underway
| Deployed Ships Underway | Non-deployed Ships Underway | Total Ships Underway |
| 39 | 1 | 40 |
In Yokosuka, Japan
Aviation Boatswain’s...
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Dec. 20, 2021
USNI News Graphic
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Dec. 20, 2021, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship.
Total U.S. Navy Battle Force:295Ships Underway
| Deployed Ships Underway | Non-deployed Ships Underway | Total Ships Underway |
| 55 | 3 | 58 |
In Yokosuka, Japan
Cryptologic Technician...
https://news.usni.org/2021/12/20/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-dec-20-2021
BREAKING: Marines Keeping AAVs Out of the Water Permanently
Marines with Marine Rotational Force Europe 21.1 (MRF-E), Marine Forces Europe and Africa, conduct a live-fire range using Assault Amphibious Vehicles (AAV) in Blatindan, Norway, March 16, 2021. US Marine Corps Photo
The Marine Corps will keep its fleet of decades-old Amphibious Assault Vehicles out of the water except in only emergencies, the service announced on Wednesday.
The water ban on the AAVs makes permanent restrictions the Marines placed on the 1970s vintage amphibious armored personnel...
https://news.usni.org/2021/12/15/breaking-marines-keeping-aavs-out-of-the-water-permanently
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Dec. 13, 2021
USNI News Graphic
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Dec. 13, 2021, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship.
Total U.S. Navy Battle Force:295Ships Underway
| Deployed Ships Underway | Non-deployed Ships Underway | Total Ships Underway |
| 51 | 20 | 71 |
In Yokosuka, Japan
Cmdr. Cody Lutke from...
https://news.usni.org/2021/12/13/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-dec-13-2021
Navy Probe Finds No Direct Link Between Actions of USS Somerset Crew and Fatal AAV Accident
Marine Corps AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicle driver with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, drives an AAV-P7/A1 up the well deck ramp of the amphibious landing dock USS Somerset (LPD-25) during training to increase Navy-Marine Corps interoperability in the eastern Pacific on July 27, 2020. US Marine Corps Photo
A Navy-ordered investigation into the service’s role in the 2020 fatal sinking of a Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicle that killed nine...
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Aug 2, 2021
USNI News Graphic
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Aug. 26, 2021, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship.
Total U.S. Navy Battle Force:296Ships Underway
| Deployed Ships Underway | Non-deployed Ships Underway | Total Ships Underway |
| 57 | 25 | 82 |
Ships Deployed by Fleet
| Fleet Forces | 3r... |
https://news.usni.org/2021/08/02/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-aug-2-2021