USS GUAM (LPH 9) Commissioned : Jan.16, 1965


(Last update on Mar.31, 2010)
32nd MAU
HMM-162(C)
USS GUAM (LPH 9)
Apr.17, 1971 - Oct.9, 1971 (Med)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
YS 1-10
CH-46FHMM-162
YS 11-14
CH-53DHMH- DET.
YS 15-16
AH-1JHMA- DET.
Participated :
operation DAWN PATROL at Saros Bay, Turkey
exercise PHIBLEX at Navplion, Greece

(Last update on Mar.31, 2010)


(Last update on Sep.24, 2025)
Interim Sea Control Ship (ISCS)
USS GUAM
Jan.28, 1972


(Last update on Sep.24, 2025)
Dry Dock
Jul. 1972 - Nov. 1972


(Last update on Sep.24, 2025)
Interim Sea Control Ship (ISCS)
USS GUAM
Nov. 1972 - Dec. 1972 (Lant)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
AH 70-77
SH-3GHS-15
WF xx
AV-8AVMA-513
 
CH-46DBu.No. 153337
Participated :
played a special role to test and evaluate the Interim Sea Control Ship (ISCS) concepts
as part of Naval project P/C 2.


(Last update on Sep.24, 2025)
Interim Sea Control Ship (ISCS)
USS GUAM
Jan. 1973 - Jan. 1973 (Lant)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
AH 70-77
SH-3GHS-15
WF xx
AV-8AVMA-513
 
CH-46DBu.No. 153337
Participated :
played a special role to test and evaluate the Interim Sea Control Ship (ISCS) concepts
as part of Naval project P/C 2.


(Last update on Sep.24, 2025)
Interim Sea Control Ship (ISCS)
USS GUAM
Jun. 1973 - Jul.20, 1973 (Lant)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
AH 70-77
SH-3GHS-15
WF xx
AV-8AVMA-513
 
CH-46DBu.No. 153337
Participated :
played a special role to test and evaluate the Interim Sea Control Ship (ISCS) concepts
as part of Naval project P/C 2.


(Last update on Sep.24, 2025)
resumed its role as an amphibious assault ship
USS Guam (LPH 9)
Jul. 1974


(Last update on Jun.24, 2015)
32nd MAU
HMM-263(C)
USS GUAM (LPH 9)
Sep.23, 1974 - Mar.26 1975 (Med)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
EG 1-7
CH-46FHMM-263
WF 10-12, 14-15
AV-8AVMA-513 DET.B
EG 20-24
CH-53DHMH- DET.
EG 35-36
UH-1NHML- DET.

(Last update on Jun.24, 2015)


(Last update on Jul.3, 2024)
32nd MAU
HMM-264(C)
USS GUAM (LPH 9)
Nov. 1976 - May 1977 (Med, Kenya)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
EH 00, 1-1x
CH-46FHMM-264
EH 20-23
CH-53DHMH- DET.
EH 30-33
AH-1JHMA- DET.
EH 40-41
UH-1NHML- DET.
NM 6xx
AV-8AVMA-231 (*1)
(*1) VMA-231
deployed aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV 42),
USS GUAM (LPH 9) launched twelve VMA-231 AV-8As to Nairobi, Kenya,
     for a fly-by celebration of Kenya's 13th year of Independence Day
Participated :
exercise PHIBLEX 1-77


(Last update on Mar.18, 2026)
36th MAU
HMM-264(C)
USS GUAM (LPH 9)
Feb. 1978 - Aug. 1978 (Med)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
EH 0x-1x
CH-46FHMM-264
EH 2x
CH-53D (*2)HMH-461 DET.
EH 3x
AH-1JHMA-269 DET.
EH 4x
UH-1NHML-167 DET.
 
UH-1N(*1)
(*1) assigned to USS GUAM (LPH 9) rather than to 34th MAU
(*2) HMM-264(C) (HMH-461 DET.) CH-53D 157735/EH-2x
On March 20, 1978,
crashed while operating from an advance base ashore during PHIBLEX 3-78
at Carboneras, Spain
Participated :
March 1978, PHIBLEX 3-78 at Carboneras, Spain


(Last update on Jan.8, 2020)
34th MAU
HMM-264(C)
USS GUAM (LPH 9)
May 1979 - Nov. 1979 (Med)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
EH 0x-1x
CH-46FHMM-264
EH xx
CH-53DHMH-461 DET.
EH xx
AH-1JHMA-269 DET.
EH xx
UH-1NHML-167 DET.
 
UH-1N(*1)
(*1) assigned to USS GUAM (LPH 9) rather than to 34th MAU
Participated :
exercise DISPLAY DETERMINATION 79, Saros Bay, Turkey


(Last update on May 4, 2011)
HML-167(C)
USS GUAM (LPH 9)
Feb. 1981 - Apr. 1981 (NorLant)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
VT 0x-3x
UH-1NHML-167
VT 4x
AH-1THMA-269 DET.
Participated :
excercise in Norway

(Last update on May 4, 2011)


(Last update on Jun.29, 2011)
38th MAU
HMM-365(C)
USS GUAM (LPH 9)
Jul.31, 1981 - Oct.30, 1981 (Caribbean)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
YM xx
CH-46EHMM-365
YM xx
CH-53DHMH-461 DET.
YM xx
UH-1NHML-167 DET.
Participated :
NATO exercise OCEAN VENTURE 81


(Last update on Jul.15, 2015)
32nd MAU
HMM-261(C)
USS GUAM (LPH 9)
May 25, 1982 - Nov.25, 1982 (Med, Caribbean)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
EM 1-1x
CH-46EHMM-261
EM 2x
CH-53DHMH-461 DET.
EM 3x
AH-1THMA-269 DET.
EM 4x
UH-1NHML-167 DET.
Participated :
deployed to Beirut, Lebanon
operation URGENT FURY in Grenada


(Last update on Sep.7, 2016)
HMM-365(C)
USS GUAM (LPH 9)
Feb.7, 1983 - Apr.18, 1983 (NorLant)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
YM xx
CH-46EHMM-365
TV xx
UH-1NHML-167 DET.
Participated :
exercise COLD WINTER 83 in northern Norway


(Last update on Sep.18, 2024)
22nd MAU
HMM-261(C)
USS GUAM (LPH 9)
Oct.17, 1983 - May 2, 1984 (Med, Caribbean)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
EM 1-1x
CH-46EHMM-261
EM 20-23
CH-53DHMH-362 DET.
EM 30-35 (*4)
AH-1T (*2), (*3)HMA-269 DET.
EM 40-41
UH-1NHML-167 DET.
 
UH-1N(*1)
(*1) assigned to USS GUAM (LPH 9) rather than to 22nd MAU
(*2) AH-1T 160112/EM-31
shot down by anti-aircraft fire from nearby Fort Frederick
on Oct. 25, 1983 (first day of operation URGENT FURY)
(*3) AH-1T 160812/EM-30
shot down by anti-aircraft fire
crashed into the Caribbean Sea from nearby Fort Frederick
while providing cover for pilot and gunner of AH-1T 160112/EM-31
on Oct. 25, 1983 (first day of operation URGENT FURY)
(*4) replacement aircraft 160816/EM-34 and 160817/EM-35
were quickly flown to Grenada
and subsequently attached to HMM-261(C)
in order to support the Joint Task Force Lebanon
22nd MAU and HMM-261(C)
embarked on Oct.18, 1983
disembarked on May 1, 1984
Participated :
Oct.25, 1983 - Nov.1, 1983
operation URGENT FURY off the coast of Grenada
Nov.17, 1983 - Apr.9, 1984
served with the Commander Joint Task Force Lebanon
     off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon


(Last update on Apr.20, 2011)
24th MAU
HMM-264(C)
USS GUAM (LPH 9)
Apr. 1986 - Oct. 1986 (Med, Persian Gulf)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
EH 0x-1x
CH-46EHMM-264
EH xx
CH-53DHMH- DET.
EH xx
AH-1THMA- DET.
EH xx
UH-1NHML- DET.


(Last update on Jan.1, 2020)
24th MEU(SOC)
HMM-261(C)
USS GUAM (LPH 9)
Aug.2, 1988 - Feb.2, 1989 (Med)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
EM 0x-1x
CH-46EHMM-261
EM xx
CH-53DHMH-362 DET.
EM xx
EM xx
AH-1T
UH-1N		HMLA-167 DET.
VL xx
AV-8BVMA-331 DET. (*1)
(*1) 162952/VL-02
crashed into the eastern Mediterranean off Turkey on Oct.8, 1988
Participated :
NATO exercise DISPLAY DETERINATION 88 in Sardinia and Turkey
PHIBLEX SPANISH 2-88 at Sierra De Retin, Spain
exercise AFRICAN EAGLE 88 at Al Hoceima, Morocco


(Last update on Nov.20, 2013)
1st Bn, 2nd Mar (*1)
4th MEB DET (*1)
USS GUAM (LPH 9)
Aug.19, 1990 - Apr.19, 1991 (Persian Gulf)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
YM 0x-1x
CH-46EHMM-365 (*1)
EG 2x-3x
CH-46EHMM-263 (*1)
9
UH-1NAstro 9 (*2)
(*1) embarked Marines : Aug.21, 1990 - Apr.18, 1991
(*2) assigned to USS GUAM (LPH 9) rather than to embarked Marines
Participated :
in Kuwait Theater of Operations (KTO) : Sep.17, 1990 - Mar.23, 1991
operation DESERT SHIELD
operation EASTERN EXIT
operation DESERT STORM


(Last update on Feb.18, 2026)
22nd MEU(SOC)
HMM-261(Rein)
USS GUAM (LPH 9)
Oct.16, 1992 - Apr.29, 1993 (Med, Adriatic Sea)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
EM 0x-1x
CH-46EHMM-261
EM 2x
CH-53E (*1)HMH- DET.
EM 3x
EM 4x
UH-1N
AH-1		HMLA- DET.
(*1) CH-53E 163064/EM-2x
crashed into the sea, 37 miles E of the Canary Islands, Spain,
while conducting routine night training exercises
on Nov.4, 1992
22nd MEU(SOC) and HMM-261(Rein)
embarked on Oct.21, 1992
disembarked on Apr.15, 1993
Participated :
operation PROVIDE PROMISE in Bosnia-Herzegovina
operation DENY FLIGHT in Bosnia-Herzegovina


(Last update on Jul.31, 2013)
26th MEU(SOC)
HMM-365(Rein)
USS GUAM (LPH 9)
May 20, 1994 - Nov.20, 1994 (Med, Adriatic Sea, off the coast of Somalia)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
YM 0x-1x
CH-46EHMM-365
YM 2x
YM 3x
AH-1W
UH-1N		HMLA- DET.
YM 4x
CH-53EHMH- DET.
HW 02, xx
CH-46DHC-6 DET.2 (*1)
(*1) assigned to USS GUAM (LPH 9) rather than to 26th MEU(SOC)
Participated :
the D-Day 50th Anniversary Commemorations Ceremonies
support for President Clinton's trip to the Israeli-Jordanian Peace Accords
operation RESTORE HOPE off the coast of Somalia
operation DENY FLIGHT in Bosnia-Herzegovina
operation DECISIVE ENDEAVOR in Bosnia-Herzegovina


(Last update on May 2, 2012)
22nd MEU(SOC)
HMM-162(Rein)
USS GUAM (LPH 9)
Jan.23, 1996 - Jul.22, 1996 (Lant, Med, Adriatic Sea)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
YS 0x-1x
CH-46EHMM-162
YS 2x
YS 3x
AH-1W
UH-1N		HMLA-269 DET.
YS 4x
CH-53EHMH-464 DET.
HW xx
HH-46DHC-6 DET.4 (*1)
(*1) assigned to USS GUAM (LPH 9) rather than to 22nd MEU(SOC)
Participated :
operation ASSURED in Monrovia, Liberia
operation QUICK RESPONSE in the Central African Republic
operation DENY FLIGHT in Bosnia-Herzegovina

(Last update on Jul.25, 2012)


(Last update on Nov.18, 2015)
24th MEU(SOC)
HMM-263(Rein)
USS GUAM (LPH 9)
Oct.3, 1997 - Apr.2, 1998 (Med, Black Sea, Adriatic Sea, Persian Gulf)
Modex
AircraftRemarks
EG 0x-1x
CH-46EHMM-263
EG 2x
EG 3x
AH-1W
UH-1N		HMLA-269 DET.
EG 4x
CH-53EHMH-464 DET.
EG 5x
AV-8BVMA-542 DET.
HW 62, xx
HH-46DHC-6 DET.2 (*1)
(*1) assigned to USS GUAM (LPH 9) rather than to 24th MEU(SOC)
Participated :
operation JOINT GUARD in the Adriatic Sea
operation SOUTHERN WATCH, no-fly zone over southern Iraq


Decommissioned : Aug.25, 1998