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Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group Leaves Norfolk After Long Gap in U.S. ARG Deployments

Amphibious warship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) left Norfolk Va., Thursday, the first time a U.S.-based Amphibious Ready Group with ...
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Iwo Jima ARG-22nd MEU (SOC) Deploys for Global Operations

NORFOLK, Va. – Sailors and Marines assigned to the Iwo Jima (IWO) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) – 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) departed for a regularly ...

Over 4,500 Sailors and Marines set sail with Iwo Jima ARG for global operations

Sailors and Marines assigned to the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ...

US military deploying over 4,000 additional troops to waters around Latin America as part of Trump’s counter-cartel mission

The US military is deploying more than 4,000 Marines and sailors to the waters around Latin America and the Caribbean as part ...

Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group to leave Norfolk on Thursday

The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit depart Thursday from Naval Station Norfolk and Camp ...
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WWII veteran reunited with tank he drove in Iwo Jima

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – An emotional reunion between a WWII veteran and the tank he drove on Iwo Jima. The Museum of the ...

Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group to deploy from Norfolk with over 4,500 sailors, Marines

More than 4,500 sailors and Marines are assigned to the group, which includes the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo ...
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Irish American who raised the flag at Iwo Jima in World War II

He later fought in a ground campaign at Midway Island and another in Bougainville. At Iwo Jima, he was part of a 40-man platoon that earned 26 medals in 46 minutes, the majority of them Purple Hearts.