The death of a Marine — who was reported to have fallen overboard off the Norfolk-based USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) — was announced by the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Lance Cpl. Chukwuemeka E. Oforah, a 21-year-old Marine from Florida, was declared deceased on Feb. 10 after falling overboard from the Norfolk-based USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). The ...

A missing Marine based out of Camp Lejeune in North Carolina has been declared dead after falling from the deck of the Norfolk-based USS Iwo Jima, according to U.S. Marine Corps officials. Lance Cpl.

Lance Cpl. Chukwuemeka E. Oforah, a 21-year-old Marine infantry rifleman, went overboard from the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) on the evening of Feb. 7, 2026, while the ship was ...

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