The keel for the future USS Robert E. Simanek (ESB 7) was laid at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, October 21.

General Dynamics NASSCO, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, announced on 05 August 2022 that it's been awarded USD 1.4 billion in contract modifications from the US Navy to build a sixth expeditionary seagoing vessel (ESB 8) and two additional John Lewis-class fleet oilers (T- AO 211 and 212).

General Dynamics NASSCO christened the USNS John L. Canley (ESB 6), the fourth ship for the U.S. Navy’s reclassified Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) program, on 25 June 2022.

Textron Systems was awarded a contract worth up to $18.3 million, including all options, by NAVAIR for continued support of UAS operations on the USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB-4).

The keel for the future USS John L. Canley (ESB 6), the US Navy’s 4th ESB, was laid at GD-NASSCO shipyard in San Diego on April 30.

USS Hershel “Woody” Williams of the US Navy arrived at Naval Station Rota, following a security patrol in the Gulf of Guinea, April 18, 2022.

The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) ship USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) Saturday, May 8, at Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, California.

MEDITERRANEAN SEA -- The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) is conducting interoperability training with Special Operations Forces (SOF) assigned to Special Operations Command-Africa (SOCAF) in the Mediterranean Sea.

U.S. Army AH-64E Apache attack helicopters with 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, Heavy Attack Reconnaissance Squadron, conducted deck-landing qualifications (DLQ) aboard the expeditionary sea base USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) from March 23-27 in the 5th Fleet area of operations.