Rear view of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7).
The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), front, the Blue Ridge-class amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) and the Portuguese Navy’s Vasco da Gama-class frigate NRP Alvares Cabral (F 331) transit in formation [Image 5 of 9]
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 21, 2021) The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), front, the Blue Ridge-class amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) and the Portuguese Navy’s Vasco da Gama-class frigate NRP Alvares Cabral (F 331) transit in formation during a photo exercise, May 21, 2021. Iwo Jima is underway in the Atlantic Ocean with Amphibious Squadron 4 and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) as part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jessica Kibena)