U.S. Marines from the 22nd MEU (SOC) and Sailors aboard the USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) are participating in joint exercises in the ...

By MC2 Megan Anuci. USS Iwo Jima Public Affairs. The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) was named as as the Amphibious Squadron EIGHT Battle Efficiency (Battle 'E') winner by ...

Aboard the USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), there is a small museum called the Suribachi Room that holds many treasures and mementos from the epic battle of Iwo Jima.

USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) returned to its homeport of Mayport, Fla., on Thursday, concluding a six-month deployment to Mediterranean and Persian Gulf.

USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) is currently homeported at Naval Station Mayport, Fla. May 30, 2019. US Navy Photo. A month after a fire in a hazardous material space injured 11 sailors, amphibious assault ...

The Iwo Jima is one of three types of amphibious assault ships in Norfolk. There’s a landing ship dock (LSD), a landing platform dock (LPD) and a landing helicopter dock (LHD).

Personnel Specialist Seaman Dylan Lotshaw, of Jasper, assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) participated in a damage control drill on the ship's mess decks while ...

The Norfolk-based USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) is named for the historic World War II battle in the Pacific. It was built at Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and was commissioned in 2001.

NORFOLK, Virginia — Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicolas Hernandez, a native of Killeen, was named Warrior of the Week aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) ...

The battle of Iwo Jima lasted from Feb. 19 to March 26, 1945, as the United States tried to take control of a key strategic point to advance to mainland Japan.