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SAN DIEGO (July 13, 2020) - Helicopters from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 3 combat a fire aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). On the morning of July 12, a fire was ...

Every year, on the last Monday in May, the U.S. honors fallen military service members for Memorial Day. The holiday, originally called Decoration Day, was formalized in 1868 by a Memorial Day Order ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – In this Military Minute, HRS is highlighting the USS Richard M. McCool Jr. Built in Mississippi and commissioned in Florida, the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — USS Richard M. McCool, Jr. was welcomed to Naval Station Norfolk Friday. The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship was commissioned in September and bears the name of ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Naval Station Norfolk welcomed its newest warship Friday. USS Richard M. McCool, Jr. arrived, mere weeks after being commissioned and joining the fleet, after completing construction at ...

NORFOLK, Va. — USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29) is set to arrive Friday in Norfolk, which is its new homeport. Naval Surface Force Atlantic is hosting a welcome ceremony at 1 p.m. for LPD 29 at ...

The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Richard M. McCool, Jr. (LPD 29) commissioned aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, on September 7. San Antonio-class amphibious transport ...

The amphibious transport dock USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29) was commissioned aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola on Saturday as part of the Navy’s Amphibious Multi-Ship Procurement Contract, ...