May 30, 1985: Keel laying ceremony for the Wasp LHD-1 at Litton-Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp., Pascagoula, Ms.

March 24, 1989: Wasp LHD-1 on sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico.

Wasp LHD-1 in a floating drydock at Litton-Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp.

July 20, 1989: Wasp LHD-1 arriving at Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Virginia for her commissioning ceremony.

July 29, 1989: Commissioning ceremony for the USS Wasp LHD-1 at Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia.