USS Wasp arrives in Japan to boost amphibious, stealth-attack capabilities
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By TYLER HLAVAC | STARS AND STRIPES Published: January 14, 2018
YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — The USS Wasp has arrived at its new homeport in Japan, bolstering the 7th Fleet’s amphibious and stealth-attack capabilities in the Pacific.
The amphibious-assault ship – which some have dubbed a mini aircraft carrier because of upgrades that allow it to host the next-generation F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter – and its crew of approximately 1,100 pulled into Sasebo Naval Base Sunday after a five-month journey from Norfolk, Va.
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