US Sends USS Wasp Amphibious Assault Ship to Mediterranean Sea

The U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship the USS Wasp, along with troops from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit on board, passed through the Strait of Gibraltar on June 26 and has now entered the Mediterranean Sea.

The Wasp-class multi-purpose amphibious assault ship will be joined by the USS Oak Hill, a Harpers Ferry-class amphibious landing dock ship, which passed through the Strait of Gibraltar on June 18.

The U.S. Navy said that the USS Wasp will focus on “theater security cooperation efforts to further regional stability and demonstrate the strong maritime partnership between the U.S. and allies and partners.”

“Wasp is truly the number one ship in the fleet,” Capt. Chris Purcell, commanding officer of the assault ship, said in a statement released by the U.S. Navy on June 27.

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