U.S. Marines from the 22nd MEU (SOC) and Sailors aboard the USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) are participating in joint exercises in the Atlantic, focusing on amphibious operations and maritime security.

NORFOLK, Va. — A vehicle fire broke out Friday near the USS Iwo Jima at Naval Station Norfolk, briefly sending smoke into the ...

The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) concluded the Amphibious Ready Group/Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise (ARGMEUEX) on May ...

NORFOLK, VIRGINIA (Press Release) – Seaman Dylan Lotshaw, a native of Jasper, Tennessee, was named Warrior of the Week aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima, Aug. 2. The Iwo ...

We’ve landed in Atlanta and are waiting to board our connecting flight to Norfolk, Virginia. The Navy town will be our final stop before we head to the base and board the USS Iwo Jima.

IWO JIMA, Japan — U.S. Navy pilots are preparing for the USS George Washington’s inaugural patrol from its new homeport in Japan, conducting carrier-landing drills that, for the first time ...

NORFOLK, Va. (Sept. 7, 2017) Supplies and equipment are loaded onto the Amphibious Assault Ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). The ship is being prepared to be positioned off the southern coast of the ...

The amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) conducts operations while deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in Europe and the Middle ...

USS Iwo Jima is named for the battle of Iwo Jima fought in 1945, in which three divisions of U.S. Marines took control of a tiny island from more than 20,000 enemy defenders.