amphibious

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Along with jet fighters, refueling tankers and other warplanes at air bases, the U.S. has positioned Navy warships and Marines on amphibious assault ships in the region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Seizing Kharg Island and the islands near the mainland would require an amphibious landing on a contested shoreline, among “the hardest operations” a military can attempt, and one that Iran is almost certainly prepared for.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Still, the USS Tripoli, an amphibious assault ship carrying around 3,500 Marines and sailors, arrived in the Middle East on Friday.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

He had been the man in charge of planning and commanding the largest amphibious military operation in history, the invasion of western Europe on D-Day, so he knew what he was talking about.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

By the end of August 1943, as our training ended, Admiral Nimitz was getting ready to stage amphibious assaults on the Gilbert Islands with the First and Second Marine divisions.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac