Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) returns to Naval Station Norfolk (NSN) following a ten-month deployment as part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (IWO ARG).

Iwo Jima, the flagship of the IWO ARG, deployed to the Caribbean in support of U.S. Southern Command, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland.

U.S. Navy video by
MC2 Pierce Luck
June 6, 2026
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