USS Boxer (LHD 4) transits the Andaman Sea. May 17, 2026

Iwo Jima ARG, 22nd MEU are Heading Home After 10 Months

Heather Mongilio – May 27, 2026 2:02 PM USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7), USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28) and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit are heading home after nearly 10 months in U.S. Southern Command, the Marines announced on Wednesday. The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and the 22nd MEU deployed in August and headed to the Caribbean, where the groupContinue reading “Iwo Jima ARG, 22nd MEU are Heading Home After 10 Months”

America (LHA-6) is an amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy and the lead ship of the America-class amphibious assault ship. The fourth U.S. warship to be named for the United States of America, she was delivered in spring of 2014, replacing Peleliu of the Tarawa class.

America (LHA-6) is an amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy and the lead ship of the America-class amphibious assault ship. The fourth U.S. warship to be named for the United States of America, she was delivered in spring of 2014, replacing Peleliu of the Tarawa class. Her mission is to act as the flagship of an expeditionary strike group or amphibious ready group, carrying part of a Marine expeditionary unit into battle and putting themContinue reading “America (LHA-6) is an amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy and the lead ship of the America-class amphibious assault ship. The fourth U.S. warship to be named for the United States of America, she was delivered in spring of 2014, replacing Peleliu of the Tarawa class.”

HMAS Parramatta, left, sails with USS America, USS Bunker Hill and USS Barry in the South China Sea. (Image Credit: U.S. Navy/MC3 Nicholas Huynh)

U.S. Navy Harpers Ferry-class Dock landing ship USS Oak Hill LSD 51.