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Gator Navy
#otd Operation Deckhouse V, the three ships of a 20-knot "amphibious ready group" steam toward the objective site, 4 January 1967. USS...
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![USS Iwo Jima LPH-2 (1987)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/44d869_df1a8e2816ea43f7bbbd9308f4790f5a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_319,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/44d869_df1a8e2816ea43f7bbbd9308f4790f5a~mv2.jpg)
USS Iwo Jima LPH-2 (1987)
Per request, for John R, here is your dad’s ship. Flashback to 1987 with USS Iwo Jima LPH-2 and some #phrogfriday action aboard her....
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USS Tuscaloosa LST-1187
Per request, USS Tuscaloosa LST-1187 off of Coronado, California, December 1975. #usstuscaloosa #lst1187 #gatornavy #sandiego...
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USS Pensacola LSD-38 (1970)
A look back at USS Pensacola LSD-38 with her anchor chains and anchors on a pier at the Quincy Shipbuilding Division of General Dynamics,...
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USS Iwo Jima LHD-7 (2000)
We take look back at the floating (launching) of USS Iwo Jima LHD-7 on February 4th 2000. A good size comparison is the pickup truck off...
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USS Iwo Jima LPH-2 (1974)
#otd USS Iwo Jima LPH-2 off of Norfolk, Virginia, 30 October 1974. #ussiwojima #lph2 #norfolk #gatornavy #navalsafari #aviationsafari...