MAYPORT, Fla. (Nov. 23, 2016) – Sailors stand by to be frocked to their newly-appointed paygrades prior to a frocking ceremony aboard the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima recently returned to her homeport after participating in Veterans Week New York City 2016 to honor the service of all our nation's veterans.

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