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USS Iwo Jima: Giant Amphibious Assault Ship Of The US Navy

The USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) was the first amphibious assault ship specifically designed as a helicopter carrier, capable of ...
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Harrier Jets Conduct Flight Ops on USS Iwo Jima

CARIBBEAN SEA - A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd ...
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HRS: Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group deploys from Norfolk

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit have officially deployed from Norfolk, Virginia, and Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, for global ...
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Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group to leave Norfolk on Thursday

More than 4,500 sailors and Marines aboard the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit will depart Thursday from Naval Station Norfolk and Camp Lejeune to begin a regularly ...
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Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group Leaves Norfolk After Long Gap in U.S. ARG Deployments

Amphibious warship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) left Norfolk Va., Thursday, the first time a U.S.-based Amphibious Ready Group with embarked Marines has deployed since December. The departure of the ...
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Hurricane forces return of Iwo Jima ARG to Norfolk just 5 days after deployment

The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group returned stateside earlier this week as a hurricane in the western Atlantic Ocean threatened high winds and large swells along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard. The ...