Editor's Note: This is the second installment of excerpts from the diary of Anthony Sirco, a gunner on the USS Arkansas during World War II. The first article appeared in the June 2, 2024, issue of ...

In a potential war with either Nicolas Maduro’s military and/or Venezuela’s massive, powerful drug cartels, the USS Iwo Jima would be instrumental in multi-phased operations. In the volatile landscape ...

A Marine Corps CH-53K King Stallion attached to Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron One (VMX-1) conducts a 27,000 lbs. light armored vehicle (LAV-25) drop during testing and evaluation ...

Personnel Specialist Seaman Dylan Lotshaw, of Jasper, assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) participated in a damage control drill on the ship's mess decks while ...

Three years ago on Aug. 20, 2021, Marine Corps Sgt. Nicole Gee posted a photo of herself holding an Afghan baby to her Instagram account, captioning the picture, “I love my job.” The photo was taken ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit have officially deployed from Norfolk, Virginia, and Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, for global ...

The Ocoee Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, recently welcomed guest speaker Jeff Swanson at its November 2025 meeting in recognition of the 250th Anniversary of the U.S.

The amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) conducts operations while deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in Europe and the Middle East as ...