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Marines Say They Need 40 Amphibious Ships, 9 More Than the Navy Has, to Keep 3 MEUs at Sea

November 10, 2026 by Avery Quest

U.S. Navy amphibious ships USS San Antonio and USS New York underway in the Atlantic, a file photo for the Marines' request for more amphibious ships

Navy and Marine leaders say they need 40 amphibious ships, nine more than today’s 31, to keep three Marine Expeditionary Units deployed at sea at once.

Navy’s Review of South Korean, Japanese and Turkish Frigates Is Due Thursday, With No Design Chosen

November 10, 2026 by Avery Quest

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force frigate JS Mogami, one of the foreign designs in a Navy frigate review, file photo

A Navy frigate study of South Korean, Japanese and Turkish designs is due Thursday, USNI News and later reports say, and no design has been chosen yet.

USS Theodore Roosevelt Docks in Singapore, Its Last Stop Before Joining Two Carriers in the Middle East

November 7, 2026November 7, 2026 by Peter Klausz

The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) under way in the Pacific Ocean off Wake Island (file photo, 2020)

The Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group docked in Singapore on Nov. 6 before heading to the Middle East, where two U.S. carriers already operate.