Naval News asked the United States Special Operations Command what are their thoughts on the U.S. Navy’s Expeditionary Sea Bases (ESB).

General Dynamics NASSCO delivered the USNS John L. Canley (ESB 6) to the U.S. Navy on March 1, It is the fourth ship in the reclassified Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) program.

NASSCO has proposed major modification concepts to the U.S. Navy's Expeditionary Sea Bases which could see them host F-35Bs and large UUVs.

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.