On June 6, 1944, about 150,000 troops from allied nations headed for French shores in what was to be the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany. That's 80 years since brave souls managed to complete ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An investigation revealed complacency and unprofessionalism within the unit. Just after 10:15 p.m. on May 1, 2024, LCAC 84 was ...

The Navy released a photo this week of a landing craft air cushion flying over the Pacific Ocean near the San Diego-based littoral combat ship USS Omaha. The LCAC, assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5 at ...

After finishing its prototype U.S. Army landing craft, local shipbuilder Vigor started on the vessel’s initial production as part of a $1 billion contract. Vigor, which is based in Portland but was ...

A boatswain's mate 1st Class stores a firehose aboard a U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion, Aug. 23, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Darcy McAtee/Released) After ...

Thirty-five Marines and sailors were injured Wednesday during a training incident involving two hovercrafts, like the one pictured here. (MC3 Moises Sandoval/US Navy) Editor’s note: The article has ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – When people think of the United States Navy, they think of battleships or carriers, but there are smaller and still important utility boats and landing craft utility that ...

Camp Pendleton Marines on Friday began initial testing of an experimental amphibious landing craft that’s meant to be far more versatile than the ones now in use. The prototype represents a step ...

APRA HARBOR, Guam (April 25, 2026) Landing Craft, Air Cushion 52 and 62, attached to Assault Craft Unit Five (ACU-5) and ...

A computer-generated visualisation of the light landing craft that has been selected for use on the Pacific support vessel ADV Reliant . (TWPG) Australia is set to receive two new light landing craft, ...

RA 4 de Abril, the first of two LCT 200-70 landing craft being built by CMN for Angola. (CMN) The first of two new 70 m landing craft being built by French shipbuilder Constructions Mécaniques de ...