28 May 2024 USS Iwo Jima Holds Change of Command Ceremony Capt. Brian Hamel relieved Capt. Stephen Froehlich as USS Iwo Jima’s 17th commanding officer during a May 17 ceremony held at Naval Station Norfolk...
15 February 2023 The Iwo Experience: Investigating LHD-7’s Nuanced Approach for its Successful 16-Months in the Yards While Navy Times’ bread is not buttered going to press with good news stories, occasionally they go out of their way to give credit when due. Such an occasion took place June 10, when the outlet published an article about the USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) celebrating the hard work of its crew by buying out a...
01 February 2023 USS Iwo Jima Holds Change of Command The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) held a change of command ceremony, Jan. 20...
21 May 2021 4,300 Sailors and Marines Mark an Unprecedented 90 days with Zero COVID Cases The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (IWOARG) and the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) reached a new milestone of 90 days underway with zero COVID-19 cases since the beginning of their deployment, May 21, 2021...
03 May 2021 USS Iwo Jima departs Naval Station Rota, Spain Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), flagship of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG), departed Naval Station (NS) Rota, Spain, after completion of its mid-deployment voyage repair (MDVR), April 27, 2021...