USS Iwo Jima Arrives in New Homeport at Naval Station Norfolk

The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) departs Naval Station Mayport, Florida, to execute a homeport shift from Mayport to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Dec. 10. US Navy Photo

USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) will now call Norfolk, Va., home as part of a planned shift in homeports.


Iwo Jima arrived in its new homeport Monday afternoon and was pier-side as of 1:15 p.m., although it had not yet thrown its ropes over, said Lt. Cmdr. Paul Newell, Expeditionary Strike Group Two (ESG-2)...

https://news.usni.org/2021/12/13/uss-iwo-jima-arrives-in-new-homeport-at-naval-station-norfolk

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