USS Essex Completes Historic Ship-to-Shore LCAC Operations at JBPHH

Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) and Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 completed landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) ship-to-shore operations between Kilo Pier and Ford Island at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), Aug. 2, 2026.