According to the indictment against him, 22-year-old Wei served as a machinist's mate aboard the amphibious ship USS Essex, which has recently been receiving maintenance at Naval Base San Diego.

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sailors-accused-spying-china-set-court/story?id=102072129

A total of 101 Chamsuri class boats were built in South Korea between the 1970s and 1980s by the Korea Tacoma, and Korea SB & Eng. Masan shipyards for defense purposes against North Korean amphibious incursions.

Source: https://en.mercopress.com/2023/12/09/uruguayan-navy-delegation-off-to-south-korea-to-bring-home-patrol-boat?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss

Bataan is an amphibious assault ship that can carry fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and landing craft.

Source: https://newmail-ng.com/us-deploys-new-forces-and-warships-to-red-sea/

“Coming from the Soviet Union, life was a fight for my family,” said Cmdr. Dmitry Shvets, Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) operations officer.

Source: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/460290/trained-fighter-bataan-operations-officer-combats-adversity

Conducted annually in Sri Lanka, exercise participants included Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF), Sri Lanka Navy (SLN), U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), and U.S. Navy San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23).

Source: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/437491/vp-10-participates-carat-marex-sri-lanka-2022

Experts say Washington considers the Philippines a potential location for rockets, missiles and artillery systems to counter a Chinese amphibious assault on Taiwan.

Source: https://interaksyon.philstar.com/politics-issues/2023/05/02/249883/amid-china-pressure-us-and-philippines-recommit-to-security-alliance/

“Having the unique ability to refuel ships at sea demonstrates the mobility and sustainability provided by our amphibious platform,” said Capt. Tony Chavez, commanding officer of Makin Island.

Source: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/441227/uss-makin-island-conducts-operations-with-uss-chung-hoon-and-uss-america-south-china-sea

Her creation, “The Animal Rescue Tide,” features an amphibious and airborne vehicle equipped with advanced technology to aid in animal rescue missions.

Source: https://antiguaobserver.com/14-year-old-pares-secondary-student-makes-history-as-1st-caribbean-winner-in-toyota-dream-car-art-contest/

He sees himself more than that, though, saying, “A linebacker has got to be amphibious.”

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/03/01/giants-could-address-lb-need-in-early-rounds-of-nfl-draft/

If the control of sea, air and information is not secure, the follow up operations such as amphibious landing will face grave threats, Fu said.

Source: https://thefrontierpost.com/pla-conducts-mock-strikes-on-taiwan-island-on-2nd-day-of-encirclement-drills/

MV-22B Osprey landing on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), April 30, 2018.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/822b0892d0aa24ab?ref=ff

Padilla pushes acquisition of amphibious aircraft for WPS resu.

Source: https://globalnation.inquirer.net/224258/fwd-robin-padilla-on-acquisition-of-amphibian-aircraft-for-wps-resupply-missions

Taiwanese military personnel take part in an amphibious landing drill in Pingtung, Taiwan, last July.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/04/03/asia-pacific/u-s-taiwan-business-council-interview/

That's the new experimental amphibious version the marines are testing.

Source: https://www.fark.com/comments/12859014?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=comments&utm_campaign=fark

The B variant of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter is a short takeoff/vertical landing variant designed for use by the Marine Corps aboard amphibious assault ships and airfields with short runways.

Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/missing-f35-flying-after-pilot-ejected-soviet-jet-cold-war-2023-9

There is also $13.9 billion for land power procurement of 80 amphibious combat vehicles for the Marine Corps, and 91 armored multipurpose vehicles for the Army.

Source: https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2023/03/15/basis-for-defense-budget-proposal-is-a-lethal-resilient-agile-joint-force/

The Royal Thai Navy’s third amphibious transport dock ship, also known as a landing platform dock (LPD) ship, was ceremoniously launched on Wednesday (Jan 4) in China at the Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard near Shanghai.

Source: https://www.pattayamail.com/thailandnews/thai-navy-unveils-new-amphibious-ship-htms-chang-421029

The USS Mesa Verde, a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock vessel, arrived in Dublin Port early on Friday morning after carrying out training exercises with the Irish Naval patrol vessel the Samuel Beckett.

Source: https://www.irishcentral.com/news/uss-mesa-verde-dublin

They were used for small unit amphibious attack forces, like Marine raiders.

Source: https://www.orangeleader.com/2023/08/09/history-in-spotlight-orange-had-one-of-the-navys-largest-bases/

This made your average marine combat unit heavier and more difficult to move ashore for amphibious operations.

Source: http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htamph/articles/20230225.aspx