NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Following a 10-month deployment, USS Iwo Jima is set to return to Naval Station Norfolk on Saturday.
The wasp-class amphibious assault ship is the flagship of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (IWO Arg). IWO ARG is comprised of USS Fort Lauderdale and USS San Antonio, which returned to Norfolk on April 29. Fourt Lauderdale remains deployed.
Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group deployed from Naval Station Norfolk
Nearly 4,500 sailors and marines with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group were deployed from Norfolk on Aug. 7, 2025. The mission was initially set to last about six months…