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The Iwo Jima ARG returned stateside as a hurricane in the western Atlantic Ocean threatened high winds and large swells along ...
The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group is back at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., to avoid Hurricane Erin off the East Coast, ...
The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group returned to Norfolk on Tuesday after deploying last week. According to USNI News, the three ships in the group turned around to avoid Hurricane Erin. On Tuesday, ...
The Marine Corps has said it needs the amphib readiness rate at 80% or higher to complete its missions. It is currently at 41 ...
Amphibious warship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) left Norfolk Va., Thursday, the first time a U.S.-based Amphibious Ready Group with ...
The Battle of Iwo Jima was fought for more than a month in a rocky 8 square mile area lined with underground tunnels that ...
Leighton Willhite was just 19 when he was tasked with driving a tank called "Lucky" ashore at the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945.
The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit depart Thursday from Naval Station Norfolk and Camp ...