USS PELELIU (LHA 5) Commissioned : May 3, 1980
at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagouls, Mississippi


(Last update on Apr.3, 2024)
31st MAU
HMM-165(C)
USS PELELIU (LHA 5)
Mar.27, 1982 - Oct.4, 1982 (WestPac, Indian Ocean)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
YW 1-12
CH-46EHMM-165
YW 14-15
UH-1NHML-267 DET.
YW 16-19
AH-1THMA-169 DET.
YW 20-23
CH-53DHMH-463 DET.
YW 31-36
AV-8AVMA-513 DET.B
BL 001
UH-1N(*1)
(*1) assigned to USS PELELIU (LHA 5) rather than to 31st MAU
(*2) 31st MAU
cross-decked from USS TRIPOLI (LPH 10) on Apr.3-10, 1982 at Hawaii.
(*3) HMM-165, HMH-463 DET., HAM-169 DET. and HML-267 DET.
deployed aboard the USS PELELIU (LHA 5)
from Apr.3, 1982 at Hawaii to Sep.26, 1982 at Hawaii.
Participated :
Apr 12-19 : exercise RIMPAC at Hawaii
May 04-06 : exercise READEX at Iwo Jima
Jun 07-14 : exercise COBRA GOLD in the Gulf of Thailand
Jul 13-18 : exercise FREEDOM PENNANT/VALIANT USHER at Western Australia
Aug 20-27 : exercise TRANSITEX in the Sea of Japan


(Last update on Jul.7, 2021)
17th MAU
HMM-262(C)
USS PELELIU (LHA 5)
Sep.12, 1983 - Mar.6, 1984 (WestPac)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
ET xx
CH-46EHMM-262
ET xx
CH-53DHMH-463 DET.
ET xx
ET xx
AH-1T
UH-1N		HMA-169 DET.
001
UH-1N(*1)
(*1) assigned to USS PELELIU (LHA 5) rather than to 17th MAU
Participated :
crossdeck with USS TRIPOLI (LPH 10) on Oct.9, 1983
crossdeck with USS TARAWA (LHA 1) on Oct.25, 1983
exercise BEACH GUARD 84-1 at Iwo Jima
exercise VALIANT USHER 84-2 at Australia
exercise VALIANT USHER 84-5KS at Korea
crossdeck with USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA 3) on Feb.12, 1984


(Last update on Apr.23, 2014)
11th MAU
HMM-164(C)
USS PELELIU (LHA 5)
Jan.14, 1988 - Jul.14, 1988 (WestPac)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
YT 441-452
CH-46EHMM-164
YT 411-414
YT 421-424
AH-1W
UH-1N		HMLA-267 DET.
YT 431-434
CH-53EHMH- DET.
000
UH-1N(*1)
(*1) assigned to USS PELELIU (LHA 5) rather than to 11th MAU
Participated :
exercise VALIANT USHER
exercise TEAM SPIRIT in South Korea


(Last update on Jan.29, 2025)
15th MEU(SOC)
HMM-163(Rein)
USS PELELIU (LHA 5)
Jan.15, 1990 - Jul.18, 1990 (WestPac)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
YP 0x-1x
CH-46EHMM-163
YP 2x
CH-53EHMH- DET.
YP xx
YP xx
AH-1W
UH-1N		HMLA- DET.
WF xx
AV-8BVMA-513 DET.
 
UH-1N(*1)
(*1) assigned to USS PELELIU (LHA 5) rather than to 15th MEU
Participated :


(Last update on Jan.29, 2025)
15th MEU(SOC)
HMM-163(Rein)
USS PELELIU (LHA 5)
May 29, 1991 - Nov.26, 1991 (WestPac, Persian Gulf)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
YP 0x-1x
CH-46EHMM-163
YP 2x
CH-53EHMH-361 DET.
YP 3x
YP 4x
AH-1W
UH-1N		HMLA- DET.
WF xx
AV-8B
AV-8B(NA)		VMA-513 DET.
 
UH-1N(*1)
(*1) assigned to USS PELELIU (LHA 5) rather than to 15th MEU
Participated :
operation DESERT STORM in the the Persian Gulf
operation FIERY VIGIL in Philippines


Complex Overhaul
(repairs, mechanical improvements and system upgrades)
early 1992 - early 1993
at Long Beach Naval Shipyard


(Last update on May 8, 2019)
11th MEU(SOC)
HMM-163(Rein)
USS PELELIU (LHA 5)
Jan.20, 1994 - Jul.20, 1994 (WestPac, Indian Ocean)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
YP 0x-1x
CH-46EHMM-163
YP 2x
CH-53EHMH-462 DET.A
YP 3x
YP 4x
UH-1N
AH-1W		HMLA-369 DET.D
YP 5x
AV-8BVMA-214 DET.B
VR 71, 73
HH-46DHC-11 DET.6 (*1)
(*1) assigned to USS PELELIU (LHA 5) rather than to 11th MEU(SOC)
Participated :
operation CONTINUE HOPE in Somalia
operation DISTANT RUNNER in Kenya, Rwanda and Burundi
operation QUICK DRAW in Somalia


(Last update on Jul.11, 2018)
15th MEU(SOC)
HMM-268(Rein)
USS PELELIU (LHA 5)
Nov.13, 1995 - May 1996 (WestPac, Persian Gulf)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
YQ 0x-1x
CH-46EHMM-268
YQ 2x
CH-53EHMH- DET.
YQ 3x
YQ 4x
UH-1N
AH-1W		HMLA-369 DET.
YQ 5x
AV-8BVMA-311 DET.A
Participated :
operation SOUTHERN WATCH in Kuwait
exercise IRON MAGIC in UAE
exercise EASTERN MAVERICK in Oman


(Last update on Aug.5, 2020)
13th MEU(SOC)
HMM-164(Rein)
USS PELELIU (LHA 5)
Aug.28, 1997 - Feb.28, 1998 (WestPac, Persian Gulf)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
YT 0x-1x
CH-46EHMM-164
YT 2x
CH-53EHMH-465 DET.
YT 3x
YT 4x
UH-1N
AH-1W		HMLA-369 DET.
YT 5x
AV-8BVMA-214 DET.
13th MEU(SOC) and HMM-164(Rein)
embarked on Aug.29, 1997
disembarked on Feb.26, 1998
Participated :
operation SOUTHERN WATCH, no-fly zone over southern Iraq
exercise EAGER MACE 98-1 in Kuwait


(Last update on May 30, 2012)
11th MEU(SOC)
HMM-165(Rein)
USS PELELIU (LHA 5)
Jun.21, 1999 - Dec.20, 1999 (WestPac, Persian Gulf)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
YW 0x-1x
CH-46EHMM-165
YW 2x
CH-53EHMH-465 DET.
YW 3x
YW 4x
UH-1N
AH-1W		HMLA-169 DET.
YW 5x
AV-8BVMA-211? DET.
VR xx
HH-46DHC-11 DET.6 (*1)
(*1) assigned to USS PELELIU (LHA 5) rather than to 11th MEU(SOC)
Participated :
operation STABILISE in East Timor


(Last update on Nov.3, 2010)
1st MEB (*1)
USS PELELIU (LHA 5)
Feb.26, 2001 - Apr.16, 2001 (EastPac)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
PF 0x-1x
CH-46EHMM-364 (*2)
SM xx
UH-1N
AH-1W		HMLA-369 (*3)
(*1) 1st MEB
USS PELELIU (LHA 5)
USS BON HOMME RICHARD (LHD 6)
(*2) HMM-364
deployed aboard PELELIU and BON HOMME RICHARD
from Feb. 2001 to Mar. 2001.
(*3) HMLA-369
deployed aboard PELELIU and BON HOMME RICHARD
from Mar.26, 2001 to Apr.9, 2001.
Participated :
exercise KERNEL BLITZ off the coast of Southern California


(Last update on May 15, 2024)
15th MEU(SOC)
HMM-163(Rein)
USS PELELIU (LHA 5)
Aug.13, 2001 - Mar.4, 2002 (WestPac, North Arabian Sea)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
YP 00-07, 10-13
CH-46EHMM-163
YP 21-24
CH-53EHMH-465 DET.
YP 31-33
YP 41-44
UH-1N
AH-1W		HMLA-169 DET.
YP 51-52
YP 53-56
AV-8B(NA)
AV-8B+, AV-8B+(R)		VMA-311 DET.
VR 70, 73
HH-46DHC-11 DET.6 (*1)
(*1) assigned to USS PELELIU (LHA 5) rather than to 15th MEU(SOC)
Participated :
operation ENDURING FREEDOM in the North Arabian Sea and Afghanistan

(Last update on May 15, 2024)


(Last update on Oct.5, 2022)
13th MEU(SOC)
HMM-163(Rein)
USS PELELIU (LHA 5)
(Expeditionary Strike Group ONE)
Aug.22, 2003 - Mar.9, 2004 (WestPac, Mid-East)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
YP 0x-1x
CH-46EHMM-163
YP 2x
CH-53EHMH-465 DET.
YP 3x
YP 4x
UH-1N
AH-1W		HMLA-369 DET.
YP 51-56
AV-8B+VMA-513 DET.
VR xx
MH-60SHC-11 DET.9 (*1) (*2)
(*1) assigned to USS PELELIU (LHA 5) rather than to 13th MEU(SOC)
(*2) HC-11 redesignated HSC-21 on Apr.1, 2005
Participated :
operation IRAQI FREEDOM
operation SWEENEY in southern Iraq, near the Al Faw Peninsula
operation ENDURING FREEDOM
exercise IRON MAGIC in United Arab Emirates
exercise EDGED MALLET in Kenya


(Last update on Nov.23, 2011)
11th MEU(SOC)
HMM-166(Rein)
USS PELELIU (LHA 5)
(Expeditionary Strike Group THREE)
Feb.15, 2006 - Aug.16, 2006 (WestPac, CENTCOM AOR)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
YX 0x-1x
CH-46EHMM-166
YX 2x
CH-53EHMH-462 DET.
YX 3x
YX 4x
UH-1N
AH-1W		HMLA-267 DET.
YX 5x
AV-8BVMA-214 DET.
VR xx
MH-60SHSC-21 DET.3 (*1)
(*1) assigned to USS PELELIU (LHA 5) rather than to 11th MEU(SOC)
Participated :
exercise Undersea Warfare Exercise (USWEX) near Hawaii
operation IRAQI FREEDOM in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operation
operation ENDUING FREEDOM in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operation


(Last update on Jan.13, 2016)
USS PELELIU (LHA 5)
May 23, 2007 - Sep.20, 2007 (Southeast Asia, Oceania)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
BJ 5xx
2 x MH-53EsHM-14 DET.
BJ 5xx
2 x MH-53EsHM-14 DET.1 (*1)
VR xx
2 x MH-60SsHSC-21 DET.3
(*1) ferried two MH-53Es of HM-14DET.1 to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
Participated :
humanitarian mission Pacific Partnership


(Last update on Dec.18, 2024)
15th MEU(SOC)
HMM-165(Rein)
USS PELELIU (LHA 5)
(Peleliu Expeditionary Strike Group)
May 4, 2008 - Nov.4, 2008 (WestPac, Persian Gulf, Red Sea)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
YW 00-1x
CH-46EHMM-165
YW 20-23
CH-53EHMH-465 DET.
YW 30-31
YW 40-43
UH-1N
AH-1W		HMLA-267 DET.
YW 51-54
YW 55-56
AV-8B+(R)
AV-8B(NA)		VMA-311 DET. (*2)
VR xx
MH-60SHSC-21 DET. (*1)
(*1) assigned to USS PELELIU (LHA 5) rather than to 15th MEU(SOC)
(*2) VMA-311 DET.
YW-51 16xxxx (AV-8B+(R))
YW-52 165580 (AV-8B+(R))
YW-53 165567 (AV-8B+(R))
YW-54 16xxxx (AV-8B+(R))
YW-55 16xxxx (AV-8B(NA))
YW-56 16xxxx (AV-8B(NA))
Participated :
operation IRAQI FREEDOM in the Persian Gulf
Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in the Red Sea


(Last update on Apr.10, 2013)
Drydocking Planned Maintenance Availability (DPMA)
Mar.4, 2009 - Oct.10, 2009
at National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) in San Diego, CA.


(Last update on Dec.25, 2024)
15th MEU(SOC)
HMM-165(Rein)
USS PELELIU (LHA 5)
(Peleliu Expeditionary Strike Group)
May 22, 2010 - Dec.18, 2010 (WestPac, CENTCOM AOR)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
YW 0x-1x
CH-46EHMM-165
YW 2x
CH-53EHMH-462 DET.
YW 3x
YW 4x
UH-1N
AH-1W		HMLA-267 DET.
YW 50-53
YW 54-55
AV-8B+(R)
AV-8B(NA)		VMA-311 DET. (*2)
WC 50, 52
MH-60SHSC-23 DET.5 (*1)
TB xx
MH-53EHM-15 DET. (*1)
(*1) assigned to USS PELELIU (LHA 5) rather than to 15th MEU(SOC)
(*2) VMA-311 DET.
YW-50 1653xx (AV-8B+(R))
YW-51 1653xx (AV-8B+(R))
YW-52 16xxxx (AV-8B+(R))
YW-53 165425 (AV-8B+(R))
YW-54 16xxxx (AV-8B(NA))
YW-55 16xxxx (AV-8B(NA))


(Last update on Apr.10, 2013)
Planned Maintenance Availability (PMA)
Jun. 2011 - Dec. 2011
at National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) in San Diego, CA.


(Last update on Nov.10, 2021)
15th MEU(SOC)
HMM-364(Rein)
USS PELELIU (LHA 5)
(Peleliu Expeditionary Strike Group)
Sep.17, 2012 - May 14, 2013 (WestPac, CENTCOM AOR)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
PF 00-06, 10-12, 15-16
CH-46EHMM-364
PF 21-24
CH-53EHMH-361 DET.
PF 31-33
PF 41-44
UH-1Y
AH-1Z		HMLA-369 DET.
PF 50-53
PF 54-55
AV-8B+(R)
AV-8B(NA)		VMA-311 DET.
WC 43, xx
MH-60SHSC-23 DET.4 (*1)
(*1) assigned to USS PELELIU (LHA 5) rather than to 15th MEU(SOC)

(Last update on Nov.10, 2021)


(Last update on May 6, 2015)
SPMAGTF-3
(Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 3)
USS PELELIU (LHA 5)
Jun.17, 2014 - Aug.4, 2014 (RIMPAC2014)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
YR xx
MV-22BVMM-161 DET.
YH xx
CH-53EHMH-463 DET. (*2)
YJ xx
CH-53EHMH-465 DET.
VT xx
UH-1YHMLA-367 DET. (*2)
VR 60, 61
MH-60SHSC-21 DET.2 (*1)
(*1) assigned to USS PELELIU (LHA 5) rather than to SPMAGTF-3
(*2) HMH-463 DET. and HMLA-367 DET.
deployed aboard USS PELELIU from MCB Hawaii
from June 25 to July 30
Participated :
Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014


(Last update on May 4, 2022)
31st MEU(SOC)
VMM-262(Rein)
USS PELELIU (LHA 5)
Aug.31, 2014 - Oct.25, 2014 (WestPac)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
ET 0x-1x
MV-22BVMM-262
"31MEU" 2x
CH-53EHMH-361 DET.
"31MEU" 3x
"31MEU" 4x
UH-1Y
AH-1Z		HMLA-469 DET.B
WH 50-55
AV-8B+(R)VMA-542 DET.
VR 60, 61
MH-60SHSC-21 DET.2 (*1)
(*1) assigned to USS PELELIU (LHA 5) rather than to 15th MEU(SOC)
(*2) VMA-542 DET.
WH-50 165307 AV-8B+(R)
WH-51 165309 AV-8B+(R)
WH-52 165354 AV-8B+(R)
WH-53 165384 AV-8B+(R)
WH-54 165428 AV-8B+(R)
WH-55 166288 AV-8B+(R)
Participated :
Amphibious Integration Training
Certification Exercise
Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) 2015


(Last update on May 6, 2015)
USS PELELIU (LHA 5)
Oct.30, 2014 - Dec.24, 2014 (WestPac)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
VR 60, 61
MH-60SHSC-21 DET.2


(Last update on May 6, 2015)
USS PELELIU (LHA 5) Decommissioned : Mar.31, 2015
at Naval Base San Diego