Chief Warrant Officer 2 Franklin Williams helps guide a landing craft utility assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 2 into the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). US Navy ...

The Wasp-class was designed as a follow-up to the Navy’s earlier Tarawa-class assault ... Unit. Notably, the Wasp ships were the first to be specifically designed to employ air-cushion landing ...

Five Landing Craft Air Cushion hovercrafts commanded by the U.S. Navy’s Assault Craft Unit 5 landed on the beach as support. The exercise challenged the Marines in command and control operations ...

assigned to assault craft unit (ACU) 5 transports Marines and there equipment from USS Essex (LHD 2) ashore during Exercise Cobra Gold 2009. Harpers Ferry and the 31st MEU are taking part in ...