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USS Boxer (LHD 4) became the first ship to deploy the new four-bladed UH-1Y helicopter in October 2008. The vessels are also able to embark the MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft.” ...
Amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) was the first USN warship to install a metal 3D printer in 2022.
That’s exactly what happened August 10 under the more than 800 foot hull of the USS Essex LHD-2, undergoing upgrades and maintenance at BAE Systems in San Diego, Calif. Staged in a colorful setting ...
Amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) transits the San Diego Bay in preparation for arrival pierside at Naval Base San Diego. Essex, a part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group, returned to Naval ...
USS Essex (LHD-2) Iranian Forces Harass Marine Attack Helo with Laser in Persian Gulf September 28, 2023 5:09 PM ...
Dan Porter, a Xerox technician assembles a 3D printer head aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship Essex (LHD 2). (Isaak Martinez/Navy) The Navy recently installed a 3D printer on board the Wasp ...
The Wasp -class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) transits the Arabian Gulf, 2015. The amphibious assault ship USS Essex is one of the largest warships in the fleet.
Seaman Bryton Delgado, a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) heaves a line during sea and anchor operations, May 23, 2022. Essex is underway ...
The Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) participates in a simulated straits transit. The Essex ARG consists of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), San Antonio-class transport dock ...
BAE Systems has received a $125.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy to drydock and provide maintenance service aboard the USS Essex (LHD 2).