Topic: USS Kearsarge

Full operational capability of NATO's Joint Force Command in Norfolk, Va., this week was marked by a ceremony highlighting the strength of the military bloc.

The USS Abraham Lincoln has completed a seven-month planned incremental availability for maintenance and upgrades -- including combat systems, crew living spaces and retrofits for the F-35 -- the Navy said Thursday.

The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge departed Naval Station Norfolk for sea trials Monday, the Navy announced.

In 1865, nearly two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, freedom from slavery was announced in Galveston, Texas.

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge conducted joint operations with their strike groups in the Persian gulf last week amid rising tensions with Iran.

Two guided-missile destroyers, the USS McFaul and Gonzalez, have entered the Persian Gulf as the United States beefs up its military presence in the region amid increased tensions with Iran.

The Defense Department is moving the USS Arlington amphibious transport dock ship and a Patriot surface-to-air missile battery to the Middle East for additional military strength amid rising tensions with Iran.

The U.S. Marine Corps is investigating last week's midair collision of two F/A-18 Hornet fighter planes over Southern California, it announced on Wednesday.

U.S. Northern Command is readying forces to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency in preparation for Hurricane Florence.

The U.S. Navy is sending an amphibious assault ship, which had been assisting in hurricane recovery efforts in Dominica, to Puerto Rico.