The USS Wasp is an amphibious assault ship capable of housing F-35B stealth fighters
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/01/08
By: Duncan DeAeth, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The USS Wasp entered the theater of operations for the US
USS Wasp (Image from US NAVY)
Navy’s 7th Fleet on Jan. 6.
The USS Wasp is an amphibious assault ship that is essentially a compact sized aircraft carrier. It recently completed two months in the Caribbean Sea assisting with relief work.
It is capable of acting as a platform for the advanced F-35B stealth fighters, which are expected to be loaded on to the carrier at the Marine corps Air Station in Yamaguchi Prefecture, reports Japan Times.
.The Wasp departed Norfolk Virginia on Aug. 30 to join the 7th fleet that is headquartered in Yokosuka, Japan. It transited through the Strait of Magellan in late December, and stopped briefly at Pearl Harbor over the New Year, reports MarineLink.
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