us fought the battle of iwo jima because of the strategic value of the island.
us fought the battle of iwo jima because of the strategic value of the island.
why did the us fight the battle of iwo jima?
strategic value of the island
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"iwo jima" and the marines of the 26th marine expeditionary unit (26 meu) along with two other amphibious assault ships formed the "iwo jima" amphibious ready group. "iwo jima" left port on 4 march 2003 in support of operation enduring freedom and deployed marines in april 2003 from the mediterranean sea into northern iraq for the iraq war. in july 2003, "iwo jima" deployed to the coast of liberia as part of jtf liberia in response to the second liberian civil war. during this operation, the southern european task force (setaf) as the command element of jtf liberia and "iwo jima" with the 26 meu landed marines in liberia to perform humanitarian assessments. "at its height, jtf liberia consisted of over 5,000 service members from the setaf headquarters, the 26th marine expeditionary unit, the three-ship "iwo jima" amphibious ready group, 3rd air force's 398th air expeditionary group, u.s. army europe's 21st theater support command, and army special forces."
uss iwo jima (lhd-7)