The USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) was the first amphibious assault ship specifically designed as a helicopter carrier, capable of transporting large contingents of Marines, armored vehicles, and aircraft for ...

NORFOLK -- USS Iwo Jima returned to Naval Station Norfolk with a crew that's has been battling H1N1 swine flu. Video: USS Iwo Jima crew battled H1N1 on return to Norfolk When she arrived at her pier ...

A Marine Corps CH-53K King Stallion attached to Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron One (VMX-1) conducts a 27,000 lbs. light armored vehicle (LAV-25) drop during testing and evaluation ...

Naval aviators kicked off 13 days of carrier-landing practice Monday on Iwo Jima as the aircraft carrier USS George Washington prepares for its first deployment since returning to Japan in November.

NORFOLK, Va. — A vehicle fire broke out Friday near the USS Iwo Jima at Naval Station Norfolk, briefly sending smoke into the air from the pier area near Decatur Avenue. Base officials confirmed the ...

As the 80th anniversary of the end of Iwo Jima — the infamous World War II battle against the Japanese Army — approaches on March 26, one of the battle’s veterans is reaching his own milestone. On ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put on his best tough-guy face as he met with sailors and Marines off the coast of Puerto Rico. In a video shared on X, Hegseth delivered a chest-thumping message aboard ...

The amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima is the latest Navy vessel to host an afloat USO center designed to improve shipboard life for deployed sailors and Marines, the service said this week. Iwo ...

Two AV-8B Harrier, assigned to the Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223 “Bulldogs”, land on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) while underway. Iwo Jima is ...

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 East as ...