Story by Chief Petty Officer Eva-Marie Ramsaran and Ensign Susanna Rogers | Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 8 | 03.06.2024
STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR – The ships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), along with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) exited the Mediterranean Sea after conducting operations in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, March 6, 2024. In the coming weeks, Sailors and Marines will sail across the Atlantic Ocean and return home to Norfolk,......
Story by Chief Petty Officer Eva-Marie Ramsaran | Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 8 | 02.28.2024
The ships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), along with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) arrived in Souda Bay, Greece, for a regularly scheduled port visit, Feb. 28....
Story by Chief Petty Officer Eva-Marie Ramsaran | Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 8 | 02.11.2024
LARNACA, Cyprus – The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) and embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) arrived in Larnaca, Republic of Cyprus, for a scheduled port visit, Feb. 11....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Moises Sandoval | Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 8 | 02.11.2024
SOUDA BAY, Greece- Marines and Sailors from the dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEUSOC) arrived in Souda Bay, Greece for a scheduled port visit, Feb. 11, 2024....
Story by Chief Petty Officer Eva-Marie Ramsaran | Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 8 | 01.20.2024
The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) along with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) arrived in Souda Bay, Crete, Jan. 20, 2024, for a regularly scheduled port visit following the completion of a large scale MEU(SOC) exercise Odyssey Encore in Greece alongside the 32nd Hellenic Marine Brigade....
