Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - A cikin watan Yuli, "Iowa" ya kasance daga Marianas yana tallafawa hare-haren iska a Palaus da saukowa a Guam. Bayan hutu na wata daya, "Iowa" ya tashi daga Eniwetok a matsayin wani ɓangare na Rundunar Sojoji ta Uku, kuma ya taimaka wajen tallafawa saukowa a Peleliu a ranar 17 ga Satumba. Daga nan sai ta kare masu jigilar jiragen sama a lokacin hare-haren iska a tsakiyar Philippines don kawar da ikon iska na abokan gaba don mamayewar da aka dade ana jira na Philippines. A ranar 10 ga Oktoba, "Iowa" ya isa Okinawa don jerin hare-haren iska a tsibirin Ryukyu da Formosa. Daga nan sai ta goyi bayan hare-haren iska a kan Luzon a ranar 18 ga Oktoba kuma ta ci gaba da wannan aikin a lokacin da Janar Douglas MacArthur ya sauka a Leyte.
a ranar 20 ga watan Oktoba.