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| | | | | 1995-feb-28 | Ordered | | | | | 1997-dec-12 | Laid down | | | | | 2001 | Homeport | | Norfolk, Virginia | | | 2001-mar-25 | Launched | | | | | 2001-jun-30 | Commissioned | | | | | 2005-sep-4 | Deployment | | Hurricane Katrina relief efforts | | | 2009-may-26 | Aircraft | | NYC Fleet Week, VMM-162 MV-22B 165847 | | | 2012-apr-11 | Aircraft | | MV-22 Osprey 165844 accident | | | 2015-mar-26 | NEWS |  | Eagle Resolve 2015 | | | 2015-jul-20 | NEWS | | USS Iwo Jima and 24th MEU Returns After 7 Months | | | 2016-oct-8 | Deployment |  |  Port au Prince  Hurricane Matthew relief operations embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit plus Humanitarian stores and departed Mayport for Haiti, to assist, and then relieve USS Mesa Verde. | | | 2016-oct-08 | NEWS | | USS Iwo Jima to Haiti for Hurricane Matthew Relief | | | 2016-oct-24 | NEWS | | US Navy Return from Haiti Relief Mission | | | 2017-sep-5 | | | Mayport Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Maria Relief Operations Departed Naval Station Mayport, Jacksonville, FL to Norfolk, VA to load 26th MEU elements in support of Hurricane Irma relief operations | | | 2021-feb | Deployment | | departed for 6 month deployment of IJ Ampbious Ready Group, with HSC-26 and VMM-162 (reinforced) embarked. Returned Oct 2021. | | | 2021-apr-15 | Deployment | |  Firth of Clyde operating off west coast of Scottish mainland as Flagship of Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, conducting a RAS with USNS Supply. | | | 2021-nov-17 | Aircraft | | VMX-1 CH-53K MV-008 tests in the Atlantic Ocean | | | 2021-dec-06 | NEWS | | VMX-1 Tests CH-53K Future Operating Concepts | | |
   
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