Navy announces USS Hamid Karzai International Airport as second ship in new Despair-class

'We want to truly honor America's modern record of military success'

A Navy officer gazes upon the freshly painted hull of the new Despair-class USS Helmand Province

NORFOLK, Va. — Fresh from announcing the name of the Navy’s next amphibious assault ship, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro surprised sailors at Naval Station Norfolk by revealing additional vessels for the planned Despair-class of surface combatants.

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