Amphibious Assault Ship USS Bataan, Stages Pallets an Upcoming Mission to Re-supply Marines [Image 4 of 6]

USS BATAAN, HAITI

01.24.2010

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Carroll 

22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit

Lance Cpl. Alexcia L. Mauro, a heavy equipment operator for Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, loads Meals-Ready-To-Eat onto a Landing Craft Utility 1663 class ship using an Extended Boom Fork Lift. The food will re-supply the Marines on the ground at Red Beach, Haiti, Jan. 24. The 22nd MEU is based aboard the ships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Mission near the island of Haiti to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the wake of a devastating earthquake that struck the country Jan. 12. The 22nd MEU is a multi-mission capable force comprised of Aviation Combat Element, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 (Reinforced); Logistics Combat Element, Combat Logistics Battalion 22; Ground Combat Element, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment; and its command element.

• Date Taken: 01.24.2010
• Date Posted: 01.25.2010 08:55
• Photo ID: 243834
• VIRIN: 100124-M-6151C-013
• Resolution: 3000x2000
• Size: 3.38 MB
• Location: USS BATAAN, HT