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Landing Ship Dock Class

So between the Tarawa Class and America Class is the Wasp Class, designated LHD vs LHA. Vast improvements from the Tarawa’s with lessons...

Here is a comparison of the old and the new LHA’s on top is USS Peleliu LHA-5 and below her is USS Tripoli LHA-7. Tripoli has nearly the...

Now that’s a take off! Here are three UH-1Y’s departing MCAS Yuma. #uh1y #mcasyuma #venom #huey #marineaviation #getsome #aviationsafari...

It’s #phrogfriday and here is a gaggle of #Phrogs lifting off USS Saipan LHA-2 back in the 1980’s #ch46 #usssaipan #lha2...

Here is USS Tarawa LHA-1 back in the 1980’s with her 5in/54 guns still aboard. Here she is returning to San Diego, also note the upper...

Follow up to our earlier post on USS Tarawa LHA-1, here she is now moored in Pearl Harbor along with USS Peleliu LHA-5 part of the...

Flashback to 1997 and USS Tarawa LHA-1, you can see the 5in guns have been removed from either side of bow mount locations just below the...

Check out our new UH-1Y Venom hoodie! #uh1y #marineaviation #huey #uh1yvenom #aviationsafari #aviationpreservation #boneyardsafari...

Hats off to harrier drivers, here is one coming back aboard USS Tarawa LHA-1 #marineaviation #av8b #usstarawa #lha1...

Caption? Here is an AV-8B departing USS Bataan LHD-5 #ussbataan #lhd5 #navycarriercentennial #gatorboat #marineaviation #aviationsafari...