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Above USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) is pier side New Orleans The multi-purpose, amphibious assault ship departed Norfolk to join other military assets as part of Joint Task Force Gulf Coast to bring much-needed supplies and relief efforts to Gulf Coast states ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.