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 soldiers were killed in a mine blast aboard a Coast Guard landing craft headed for Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944.

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 ...

A day after Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, New Orleans-based shipbuilder Andrew Higgins filed an idea with the US Patent Office for a landing craft that could transport US soldiers from ...

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 ...

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 ...