USS OKINAWA (LPH 3) Commissioned : Apr.14, 1962


(Last update on Apr.9, 2025)
2nd MARDIV
USS OKINAWA (LPH 3)
Oct. 1964 - Nov. 1964
(off the northern Spanish coast Huelva)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
ET xx
UH-34DHMM-262
EM xx
UH-34DHMM-261 DET.
CJ xx
CH-37CHMH-461 DET.
ER xx
UH-1EVMO-1 DET.
3
UH-34JBu.No. 143932 (*1)
(*1) assigned to USS OKINAWA (LPH 3)
Participated :
amphibious landing exercise Steel Pike I
     off the northern Spanish coast Huelva


(Last update on Oct.21, 2020)
9th MAB
HMM-164(C)
USS OKINAWA (LPH 3)
May 1972 - Nov. 1972 (Vietnam War)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
YT xx
CH-46DHMM-164
YT xx
CH-53DHMH- DET.
YT xx
UH-1EHML-367 DET.


(Last update on May 19, 2021)
31st MAU
HMH-462(C)
USS OKINAWA (LPH 3)
Jan.8, 1975 - Jul. 1975 (Vietnam War)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
YF xx
CH-53DHMH-462
YF xx
CH-46DHMM-165 DET.
YF xx
AH-1JHMA-369 DET.
YF xx
UH-1EHML-367 DET.
Participated :
Operation EAGLE PULL, the evacuation of Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Operation FREQUENT WIND, the evacuation of Saigon, Vietnam


(Last update on Feb.12, 2025)
31st MAU
HMM-165(C)
USS OKINAWA (LPH 3)
Sep. 1978 - Apr. 1979 (WestPac, Indian Ocean)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
YW xx
CH-46DHMM-165
YW xx
CH-53DHMH-462 DET.
YW xx
AH-1JHMA-169 DET.
YW xx
UH-1NHML-367 DET.
 
UH-1NBu.No. 160828 (*1)
(*1) assigned to USS OKINAWA (LPH 3) rather than to 31st MAU
Participated :


(Last update on May 12, 2021)
31st MAU
HMM-165(C)
USS OKINAWA (LPH 3)
Jan.4, 1980 - Jul.3, 1980 (WestPac, Indian Ocean)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
YW 1-7, 10-14
CH-46DHMM-165
YW 20-23
CH-53DHMH-463 DET.
YW 24-27
YW 30-31
AH-1T
UH-1N		HMA-169 DET.
 
UH-1N(*1)
(*1) assigned to USS OKINAWA (LPH 3) rather than to 31st MAU
Participated :
Carter Doctrine


(Last update on Dec.6, 2017)
13th MAU
HMM-164(C)
USS OKINAWA (LPH 3)
Aug.9, 1985 - Dec.16, 1985 (WestPac)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
YT 441-447, 450-454
CH-46EHMM-164
YT 461-462
UH-1NHMA-169 DET.
YT 463-466
AH-1THMA-169 DET.
YT 471-474
CH-53EHMH-465 DET.
 
UH-1NOKI-3 (*1)
(*1) assigned to USS OKINAWA (LPH 3) rather than to 13th MAU
Participated :
exercise VALIANT USHER 85-5 off the coast of western Australia


(Last update on Jun.30, 2021)
USS OKINAWA (LPH 3)
Oct.7, 1987 - Apr.7, 1988 (Persian Gulf)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
YR 1xx
CH-46EHMM-161 DET.
BJ 5xx
RH-53DHM-14 DET.1
 
UH-1N 
HMM-161 DET. and HM-14 DET.1
embarked on Oct.8, 1987
disembarked on Apr.6, 1988
Participated :
operation EARNEST WILL in the Persian Gulf


(Last update on Jan.22, 2025)
13th MEU(SOC)
HMM-164(Rein)
USS OKINAWA (LPH 3)
Jun.20, 1990 - Apr.17, 1991 (WestPac, Persian Gulf)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
YT 0x-1x
CH-46EHMM-164
YT xx
CH-53EHMH-466 DET.
YT xx
UH-1N
AH-1W		HMLA-267 DET. (*1)
(*1) HMLA-267 DET. UH-1N 160178
At approximately 0513 on 8 October 1990,
collided with UH-1N 160622
and crashed into off the coast of Oman, north Arabian Sea
during Night Vision Goggle training
(*1) HMLA-267 DET. UH-1N 160622
At approximately 0513 on 8 October 1990,
collided with UH-1N 160178
and crashed into off the coast of Oman, north Arabian Sea
during Night Vision Goggle training
Participated :
operation DESERT SHIELD in Kuwait
operation DESERT STORM in Kuwait


(Last update on Oct.2, 2024)
13th MEU(SOC)
HMM-166(Rein)
USS OKINAWA (LPH 3)
Jan.6, 1992 - Jul.6, 1992 (WestPac, Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
YX 60x-61x
CH-46EHMM-166 (*2)
YX 620-623
CH-53EHMH- DET.
YX 630-631
UH-1NHMLA- DET.
YX 640-643
AH-1WHMLA- DET.
WL xx
AV-8BVMA-311 DET.
003
UH-1N(*1)
(*1) assigned to USS OKINAWA (LPH 3) rather than to 13th MEU(SOC)
(*2) HMM-166 CH-46E 154833/YX-614
went down in 600 feet of water in the Indian Ocean, 60 nautical miles off Somalia
on March 29, 1992


Decommissioned : Dec.17, 1992