Story by Chief Petty Officer Eva-Marie Ramsaran | Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 8 | 01.02.2024
Sailors assigned to USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) and Marines assigned to 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) arrive in Greece for a scheduled port visit....
Story by Gunnery Sgt. Jeffrey Cordero | 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 09.15.2023
Air whips up around a group of Marines settled in an observation post as the chuffs of a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter sound approaches. U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Timothy Schmude communicates with the aircraft to ensure they are positioned in an optimal position as Cpl. Mitchell Graff marks a target with his infrared pointer, and within seconds the aircraft is engaging the target....
Courtesy Story | Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet | 07.28.2020
The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) returned to Naval Station Mayport July 28, the final ship from the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) to return home after completing a nearly eight-month deployment that began in December....
Courtesy Story | Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet | 07.18.2020
The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are returning from deployment this month, marking the end of a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 2nd, 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation....
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Griffin Kersting | Navy Public Affairs Support Element East - (Active) | 01.13.2020
Sailors assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) and Sailors from the Royal Jordanian Navy competed in a soccer game in Aqaba, Jan. 13....
Courtesy Story | USS Bataan (LHD 5) | 08.05.2019
The USS Bataan (LHD 5) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) completed its first Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise Aug. 5, 2019....
Story by Cpl. Brianna Gaudi | 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 05.20.2017
USS BATAAN, Red Sea – Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group will bring Exercise Eager Lion 17 to a close May 20, 2017. This exercise is one of several training iterations undertaken by Marines and Sailors during deployment in this region....
Story by Seaman Zachariah L Grabill | USS Bataan (LHD 5) | 03.01.2017
More than 4,000 Sailors and Marines from the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24 MEU) departed from Norfolk and Little Creek, Va., and Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Saturday and Wednesday....
