Marines are seen during an air assault in support of Trident Juncture 18, Oct. 31, 2018. [maxgallery id="122959"] Trident Juncture allowed Marines to function as a Marine Air Ground Task Force in a unique and challenging environment. The Marines departed from USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) via a CH-53E Super…
MAYPORT, Fla (September 27, 2018) The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) departs Naval Station Mayport, September 27, 2018. [maxgallery id="120347"] Iwo Jima recently departed its homeport of Naval Station Mayport following the completion of a scheduled continuous maintenance availability. MAYPORT, FL, UNITED STATES 09.27.2018 USS Iwo…
11/22/17: U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) in the Atlantic Ocean as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), Nov. 6, 2017. The exercise allows all elements of the Marine Air…
04/8/2015: MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is seen conducting flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima. The 24th MEU is embarked on the ships of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and deployed to maintain regional security in the…
03/13/2015: A UH-1Y Huey, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes off from USS Iwo Jima (LPD 7), Jan. 7, 2015, in preparation for a live-fire exercise in the Mediterranean Sea. The 24th MEU and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group are seen conducting naval…
02/19/2015: A CH-53E Super Stallion, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, carries a packaged 8,400-pound helicopter rotor head above Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 13, 2015. The rotor head, a high-priority part, was carried from Djibouti to the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD…
01/15/2015: The Marines are seen participating in their final exercise in October 2014 as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise before their deployment at the end of 2014. [maxgallery id="71158"] Credit Photos :INSERT HERE In the first photo, a Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th…
10/18/2014: USNS William McClean T-AKE13 pulls alongside amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) to conduct replenishment at sea. Iwo Jima at the time was underway executing a PHIBRON/MEU integration exercise. [maxgallery id="68543"] Credit:USS Iwo Jima:8/11/13 In the second photo, Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Devon J. Seitz (left) and…
