14 April 2025 Better Together: Iwo Jima ARG Strengthens Naval Force through Successful Integration Training ATLANTIC OCEAN - The amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON) and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)—all part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (IWOARG)—completed a two-week Amphibious Squadron Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training...
24 March 2025 Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group Begins Advanced Phase ATLANTIC OCEAN – The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) successfully completed its basic phase on Mar 14, and began its advanced phase with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group...
12 March 2025 America ARG: One Team, One Fight SASEBO, Japan - The America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) completed their first patrol of 2025, March 6. ...
22 November 2024 Oak Hill arrives in Malaga, Spain MÁLAGA, Spain - The Harpers Ferry-class amphibious landing dock ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) arrived in Málaga, Spain, for a port visit and a brief stop for fuel Nov. 18, 2024...
20 September 2024 USS Oak Hill arrives in Limassol for Mid-Deployment Voyage Repair USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) arrives in Limassol, Cyprus, for scheduled maintenance...
23 April 2024 Operational Level of War Center of Excellence Ribbon Cutting Ceremony NAVAL AMPHIBIOUS BASE CORONADO, Calif. – Vice Adm. John Mustin, Chief of Navy Reserve and Vice Adm. Michael Boyle, Commander, Third Fleet, joined Rear Adm. Kenneth Blackmon, Vice Commander, US Fleet Forces Command and Flag Champion, Operational Level of War (OLW) Force Design Enterprise,...
19 February 2024 U.S., Japan and Australia Conduct Trilateral Exercise in Bay of Bengal BAY OF BENGAL - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) conducted a trilateral exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) to strengthen interoperability and readiness between the three nations, in the Bay of Bengal,...
11 February 2024 USS Bataan, 26th MEU(SOC) Port in Larnaca, Cyprus LARNACA, Cyprus - The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) and embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) arrived in Larnaca, Republic of Cyprus, for a scheduled port visit, Feb. 11...
08 September 2023 U.S. Navy and Marines arrive in Latvia for the Upcoming German Baltic Sea exercise Northern Coast 2023 RIGA, Latvia - The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) and embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) Bravo Command Element, arrived in Riga, Latvia for a routine and scheduled port visit, Sept. 7, 2023...
26 August 2023 USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) Arrives in Dublin DUBLIN, Ireland - Sailors and Marines from the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) arrived in Dublin for a regularly scheduled port visit, Aug. 25, 2023...