From February to July 2000 the ship deployed with the USS Wasp Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) in the Mediterranean Sea in support of the military exercises Dynamic Mix and Noble Shirley.

From February to August 2002 Oak Hill was sent with the Wasp ARG and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

From January to March 2005 the vessel was sent to the Caribbean Sea as part of the Saipan Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) in support of a New Horizons humanitarian assistance to Haiti.

From January to May 2006, Oak Hill sailed with the destroyer Roosevelt and the cruiser Vicksburg to the Persian Gulf in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT).

From June to August 2009 Oak Hill sailed to South America in support of the multi-national amphibious exercise, Southern Partnership Station 2009.

On 4 July 2011 the vessel participated in Independence Day activities in Boston with USS Constitution, through public tours, ceremonial guard, and training.

From October to December that year, the ship traveled to South America to take part in the multi-national amphibious exercise, Southern Partnership Station 2011 and Anti-Trafficking operations and seized over 4 tons of cocaine.

The eagle's head, derived from the coat of arms of the Monroe family, represents both the heritage of the home Oak Hill for which the ship is named, and also the United States.

The gold mullets record the five Battle Stars awarded to the first USS OAK HILL (LSD 7) for service in World War II.