Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Bradley Rickard | USS Bataan (LHD 5) | 12.04.2022
221204-N-OM737-1003 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 4, 2022) Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) Deck Department Sailors handle line on the ship's fantail during sea and anchor detail, Dec. 4, 2022. Bataan is underway participating in Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Bradley Rickard)...
Photo by Seaman Darren Newell | USS Bataan (LHD 5) | 12.02.2022
221202-N-LZ839-1196 NORFOLK, Va. (Dec. 2, 2022) Vice Adm. Jim Kilby, deputy commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, gives a speech during the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) change of command ceremony in the ship’s hangar bay, Dec. 2, 2022. During the ceremony, Capt. Paul Burkhart relieved Capt. Joseph Murphy as commanding officer of Bataan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass......
Photo by Seaman Darren Newell | USS Bataan (LHD 5) | 12.02.2022
221202-N-LZ839-2005 NORFOLK, Va. (Dec. 2, 2022) Capt. Paul Burkhart, the commanding officer of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), and Capt. Joseph Murphy cut a cake in commemoration of the ship’s change of command ceremony, Dec. 2, 2022. During the ceremony, Burkhart relieved Murphy as commanding officer of Bataan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist......
Photo by Seaman Darren Newell | USS Bataan (LHD 5) | 12.02.2022
221202-N-LZ839-1139 NORFOLK, Va. (Dec. 2, 2022) Ensign Mackenzie Hirth, a Deck department divisional officer assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), sings the national anthem during the ship’s change of command ceremony in the hangar bay, Dec. 2, 2022. During the ceremony, Capt. Paul Burkhart relieved Capt. Joseph Murphy as commanding officer of Bataan. (U.S.......
Photo by Seaman Darren Newell | USS Bataan (LHD 5) | 12.02.2022
221202-N-LZ839-1127 NORFOLK, Va. (Dec. 2, 2022) The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) color guard parades the colors as part of the ship’s change of command ceremony in the hangar bay, Dec. 2, 2022. During the ceremony, Capt. Paul Burkhart relieved Capt. Joseph Murphy as commanding officer of Bataan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Darren Newell)...
Photo by Seaman Darren Newell | USS Bataan (LHD 5) | 12.02.2022
221202-N-LZ839-1056 NORFOLK, Va. (Dec. 2, 2022) Capt. Paul Burkhart, the commanding officer of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), gives a speech during the ship’s change of command ceremony in the hangar bay, Dec. 2, 2022. During the ceremony, Burkhart relieved Capt. Joseph Murphy as commanding officer of Bataan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist......
Photo by Seaman Darren Newell | USS Bataan (LHD 5) | 12.02.2022
221202-N-LZ839-1040 NORFOLK, Va. (Dec. 2, 2022) Capt. Joseph Murphy, the outgoing commanding officer of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), is awarded the Legion of Merit by Rear Adm. Tom Williams, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) Two, during the ship’s change of command ceremony, Dec. 2, 2022. During the ceremony, Capt. Paul Burkhart relieved Murphy as......
Photo by Seaman Darren Newell | USS Bataan (LHD 5) | 12.02.2022
221202-N-LZ839-1024 NORFOLK, Va. (Dec. 2, 2022) Capt. Joseph Murphy, the commanding officer of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), gives a speech during the ship’s change of command ceremony in the hangar bay, Dec. 2, 2022. During the ceremony, Capt. Paul Burkhart relieved Murphy as commanding officer of Bataan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd......
