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.