Flight Ops aboard USS Tripoli | US Military Videos

Watch as the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli LHA-7 launches a surface-to-air Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) during a live-fire exercise in the Pacific on Saturday while conducting routine training in the Commander, U.S. Third Fleet area of operations. #NavyReadiness | U.S. Pacific Fleet

The U.S. Navy’s USS Tripoli, an amphibious assault ship configured to support a full complement of F-35 aircraft, has begun forward deployment operations in waters near China’s maritime approaches, underscoring continued U.S. presence and cooperation with partners in the Indo-Pacific region. The Tripoli replaced another forward-deployed vessel in Japan and is part of a broader task group that also includes guided-missile cruisers and destroyers, the U.S. Navy said. Designed to carry Marine air a