USS Iwo Jima and Apollo 13

USS Iwo Jima, Maduro and New York

USS Iwo Jima – The Assault Ship That Transferred Maduro To New York

On Saturday, the U.S. Navy's USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) aided in the transport of deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro after U.S. forces captured the South American strongman.

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What is USS Iwo Jima? What to know about the ship bringing Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to New York

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What is the USS Iwo Jima? Ship taking Nicolás Maduro to New York

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The Latest: Trump officials give nearly two-hour briefing to top lawmakers on Venezuela

Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro declared himself “innocent” and a “decent man” as he pleaded not guilty to federal drug trafficking charges in a U.S. courtroom on Monday.

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Venezuela live updates as U.S. seizes tankers, Rubio says U.S. will control money from oil sales

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Trump Says Venezuela to Turn Over 30 to 50 Million Barrels of Oil to US

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Maduro Says 'I Was Captured' as He Pleads Not Guilty to Drug Trafficking Charges

Maduro’s court appearance in Manhattan, his first since he and his wife, Cilia Flores, were seized from their Caracas home Saturday in a stunning middle-of-the-night military operation, kicked off the...

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Defiant Maduro pleads not guilty in US court as Trump threatens other countries

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Watch: Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores's journey to New York court

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Apollo 13 moon mission leader James Lovell dies at 97

The crewmembers of the Apollo 13 mission step aboard the USS Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship for the mission, following splashdown and recovery operations in the South Pacific Ocean. Exiting the helicopter, which made the pick-up some four miles from the Iwo ...

The Virginian-Pilot

Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group to leave Norfolk on Thursday

More than 4,500 sailors and Marines aboard the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit will depart Thursday from Naval Station Norfolk and Camp Lejeune to begin a regularly scheduled deployment. The deployment follows the recent ...

The National Interest

Why Nicolas Maduro Should Fear the USS Iwo Jima

In a potential war with either Nicolas Maduro’s military and/or Venezuela’s massive, powerful drug cartels, the USS Iwo Jima would be instrumental in multi-phased operations. Amid escalating tensions with Venezuela’s socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro ...

Stars and Stripes

USO opens new shipboard center on USS Iwo Jima

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 Jima is the first amphibious assault ship to have one of ...

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The Aircraft Carrier USS George Washington Heads for Iwo Jima

After the overhaul, the USS George Washington resumed forward deployment in Japan. Conducting flight drills on Iwo Jima boosted US regional deterrence amid China’s expansion in the area. United States Navy pilots have been conducting field landing drills ...

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Apollo 13 Flight Recovery Images [Lundgren]

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Apollo 13 (April 11 -17, 1970) was planned as the third lunar landing mission, but an explosion in the Apollo Service Module caused the mission to be aborted. After orbiting nearly 6 days, Apollo 13 ...