08/31/05 - A Landing Craft Air Cushion prepares to enter the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), on Aug. 31, 2005. Iwo Jima and three other Hampton Roads-based amphibious ships got underway today to head to areas off the Gulf Coast as part of the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. The four ships bring with them six Disaster Relief... more