Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Kris Lindstrom | Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 8 | 05.31.2025
ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 31, 2025) The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) complete ARGMEUEX which prepares integrated naval task forces for sustained, high-end Joint and combined combat. Integrated naval training provides combatant commanders and the Commander-in-Chief highly capable forces that deter adversaries, underpin American security and......
Video by Seaman Andrew Eggert | Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 8 | 05.28.2025
ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 29, 2025) U.S. Marines, attached to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit-Special Operations Capable (MEU[SOC]), load on to a landing craft air cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4, during debarkation operations aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 22nd MEU[SOC] are conducting ARGMEUEX which......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Savannah Hardesty | USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) | 05.27.2025
ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 28, 2025) Sailors and Marines onboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) participate in a simulated non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) in preparation for their upcoming deployment. The combined Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) team’s ability to conduct a NEO is one of its most critical missions......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Miller | USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) | 05.25.2025
ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 26, 2025) Sailors, assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), fire the Mark 38 weapon system and M240 rifles during a live-fire exercise. Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are underway executing ARGMEUEX which prepares integrated naval task forces for sustained, high-end Joint and combined combat.......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Miller | USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) | 04.12.2025
ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 13, 2025) Sailors, assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), dress out and fight a simulated fire during a damage control drill while underway. Iwo Jima is with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group conducting Amphibious Squadron Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training (PMINT), designed to test the capabilities of the IWO ARG and 22nd......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Miller | USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) | 03.25.2025
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 25, 2025) 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 conducting exercises designed to enhance warfighting effectiveness and interoperability as part of its advanced phase of training at sea. Iwo Jima is the flagship of......
Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Marshall | USS Bataan (LHD 5) | 02.18.2025
250218-N-MB038-1001 NORFOLK, Va. (Feb. 18, 2025) Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) triad addresses the crew and families in monthly video production, Feb. 18. The Bataan transited to the General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) shipyards in support of a regularly scheduled maintenance period for modernization and repairs. (U.S. Navy video by Mass......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Bradley Rickard | USS Bataan (LHD 5) | 09.27.2024
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Sept. 27, 2024) The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) chief petty officer pinning ceremony is held at the Westin Hotel in Virginia Beach, Sept. 27. During the ceremony, 15 Bataan Sailors were pinned to their new rank in front of fellow shipmates, families and friends. Also during the event, the U.S. Navy’s 9th MCPON Jim Herdt delivered a heart felt......
