Cmdr. Alex Haupt, from Lodi, speaks as the new commanding officer of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 79 during the change ...

Two months later, the USS Wasp left Naval Station Rota Spain on Nov. 21. Now, they are heading home. The marines assigned to the ship have already returned to Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.

The Oscar Austin is headed to its new homeport in Rota, Spain as the Navy beefs up its destroyer presence there from four to ...