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Okinawa was the command ship of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit in August 1990 as part of a WestPac deployment when it was diverted to the Persian Gulf in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm during the Gulf War. Helicopters were launched as a diversion during the start of the ground phase of the war.
In February 1980, following the Iran hostage crisis and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the battalion was deployed to the Persian Gulf on board the USS Okinawa and was also the back-up force during Operation Eagle Claw. This deployment made 3rd Battalion the first American ground unit to enter the region since World War II. [107] [108]
The group attached to HMM-164 boarded the USS Okinawa on a routine WestPac deployment. USS Okinawa eventually ended up in the Persian Gulf for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, spending a total of 354 days away from their home port for this deployment. In 1992, HMLA-267 split into two groups: a detachment on land in Okinawa ...
The unit made the first of many amphibious deployments from Okinawa to the coast of Vietnam on April 10, 1967. [ 6 ] The first operation conducted was on April 14, 1967, when the MEU conducted a rescue of the crew of the SS Silver Peak, a Panamanian vessel run aground by Typhoon Violet, in vicinity of Minami Ko Shima Island, Japan. [ 7 ]
Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Okinawa, in honor of the Battle of Okinawa. The first USS Okinawa (CVE-127) was to be an escort carrier, but was cancelled before completion. The second USS Okinawa (LPH-3) was an Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship in service from 1962 to 1992.
Naval Base Okinawa, now Naval Facility Okinawa, is a number of bases built after the Battle of Okinawa by United States Navy on Okinawa Island, Japan. The naval bases were built to support the landings on Okinawa on April 1, 1945, and the troops fighting on Okinawa. The Navy repaired and did expansion of the airfields on Okinawa.
*USS LSM-59: Landing Ship Air Attack, kamikaze strike while towing USS Barry, sank in 4 minutes 2 8 22 Jun 45 USS LSM-213: Landing Ship Air Attack, kamikaze strike at Kimmu Wan, hull damage [23] 3 10 22 Jun 45 USS LST-534: Landing Ship Tank Air Attack, While offloading on Nagagusuku Wan, kamikaze hit bow doors, tank deck [23] 3 35 29 Jul 45 ...
In August 1987, the Squadron executed another JCS-directed rapid deployment order operating off the USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7) and USS Okinawa (LPH-3) in the Persian Gulf as part of Operation Earnest Will. During these operations, HM-14 was credited with the first live moored mines swept by a U.S. Navy unit since the Korean Conflict.