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Thursday morning, Sailors and Marines with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) will deploy from Naval Station Norfolk.
The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit depart Thursday from Naval Station Norfolk and Camp ...
More than 4,500 sailors and Marines are assigned to the group, which includes the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo ...
Amid the closing months of World War II, the Battle of Iwo Jima emerged as a brutal contest for control of a tiny but vital ...
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More than 400 Navajo Code Talkers served in World War II, crafting coded messages the Japanese couldn’t decipher. Only two ...
The amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima is the latest Navy vessel to host an afloat USO center designed to improve shipboard ...
It had rained all day on March 4. Lee's ship was anchored about 300 yards off Iwo Jima, the day Marines had secured one of the three airstrips for the first B-29 bomber to make an emergency landing.
The discovery indicates that Iwo Jima, which translates to “sulfur island,” has resumed volcanic activity. It was last notably active in 1982, according to Oregon State University.
Thursday morning, Sailors and Marines with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) will deploy from Naval Station Norfolk.