USS PELELIU
LHA 5

Date

Squadrons

Battle Group

Area of operations

Operations/
Exercises

Ports of call

March 28, 1982 -
1982

Western Pacific
Indian Ocean

1984 - 
October 4, 1984

Northern Pacific

January 1988 - 
July 1988

HMM-164 Rein

Western Pacific 

Team Spirit

January 15, 1990 -
July 18, 1990

HMM-163 Rein

LPD 7
LSD 40
LST 1182

Western Pacific

Team Spirit
Cobra Gold

Busan, Korea
Singapore
Hong Kong
Pattaya, Thailand
Subic Bay, Philippines (4)
Pearl Harbor, HI.

May 29, 1991 -
November 27, 1991

HMM-163 Rein

LPD 7
LSD 45
LST 1198

Western Pacific
Arabian Gulf

Desert Storm
Fiery Vigil 

January 21, 1994 - 
1994

HMM-166 Rein
HMH-466 Det.

Western Pacific
Indian Ocean
Arabian Gulf

Support Hope
Restore Hope
Vigilant Warrior

November 13, 1995 - 
May 1996

HMM-268 Rein
HML/A-369 Det.

LPD 9
LSD 39

Western Pacific
Arabian Gulf

Southern Watch
Iron Magic
Eastern Maverick 

August 28, 1997 -
February 28, 1998

HMM-164 Rein
HMH-465 Det.
HML/A-369 Det.

LPD 10
LSD 45

Western Pacific
Arabian Gulf

Southern Watch
Eager Mace '98

June 21, 1999 -
December 21, 1999

HMM-165 Rein
HMH-465 Det.
HML/A-169 Det.

LPD 5
LSD 47

Western Pacific
Arabian Gulf

Stabilise
Iron Magic '99
Red Reef 

Busan, Korea
Singapore
Thailand
Darwin, Australia
Jebel Ali, U.A.E.

August 13,  2001 -
March 4, 2002

HMM-163 Rein
HMH-465 Det.
HML/A-169 Det.
VMA-311 Det.
HC-11 Det. 6

LPD 8
LSD 45

Western Pacific
Indian Ocean
North Arabian Sea

Enduring Freedom

August 22, 2003 -
March 9, 2004

HMM-163 Rein
HMH-465 Det.
HML/A-369 Det.
VMA-542 Det.
HC-11 Det. 9

LPD 5
LSD 42
CG 73
DDG 73
FFG 33
SSN 772

Western Pacific
Arabian Gulf

Iraqi Freedom
Enduring Freedom
Iron Magic
Edged Mallet

Pearl Harbor, HI.
Manama, Bahrain

February 15, 2006 -
August 16, 2006

HMM-166 Rein
HMH-462 Det.
HML/A-267 Det.
VMA-214 Det.
HSC-21 Det. 3

LPD 5
LSD 42
CG 73
DDG 66
FFG 57

Western Pacific
Arabian Gulf

Iraqi Freedom

Manama, Bahrain
Jebel Ali, U.A.E.

May 23, 2007 -
September 20, 2007

HM-14 Det.

Western Pacific

Pacific Partnership

Pearl Harbor, HI. (2)
Apra Harbor, Guam
Manila, Philippines
Da Nang, Vietnam
Singapore
Madang, Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Marshall Islands

May 4, 2008 -
November 4, 2008

HMM-165 Rein
HMH-465 Det.
HML/A-267 Det.
VMA-311 Det.
HSC-21 Det.

LPD 8
LSD 52
DDG 65
DDG 97
CG 71

Western Pacific
Arabian Gulf

Iraqi Freedom

Pearl Harbor, HI. (2)
Singapore
Manama, Bahrain
Jebel Ali, U.A.E.
Aqaba, Jordan
Fremantle, Australia
Sydney, Australia

May 22, 2010 -
December 18, 2010

HMM-165 Rein
VMA-311 Det.
HSC-23 Det.
HM-15 Det. 2

LPD 8
LSD 52

Western Pacific
Arabian Gulf 

Crocodilo
Enduring Freedom

Apra Harbor, Guam
Dili, Timor-Leste
Darwin, Australia
Jebel Ali, U.A.E.
Phuket, Thailand
Subic Bay, Philippines
Pearl Harbor, HI.

September 17, 2012 -
May 14, 2013

HMM-364 Rein
HMH-? Det.
HML/A-369 Det.
VMA-311 Det.
HSC-21 Det.

LPD 20
LSD 47

Western Pacific
Arabian Gulf 

Crocodilo 2012
Eager Mace 13-1
Enduring Freedom

Pearl Harbor, HI. (2)
Dili, Timor-Leste
Phuket, Thailand
Salalah, Oman
Aqaba, Jordan
Jebel Ali, U.A.E.
Hong Kong 

June 17, 2014 -
December 24, 2014

VMM-161 Rein
HMH-465 Det.
HML/A-169 Det.
VMA-542 Det.
HSC-21 Det.

LSD 42

Western Pacific

RIMPAC 2014
AIT/CERTEX
PHIBLEX 15

Pearl Harbor, HI. (2)
Apra Harbor, Guam
Sasebo, Japan (2)
Okinawa, Japan (4)
Subic Bay, Philippines (3)
Singapore