Story by Capt. Angelica White | 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 12.03.2024
Marines and Sailors assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) will return home in several waves beginning Mar. 16, 2024 after successfully completing an extended eight-month deployment embarked aboard the amphibious warships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (BATARG) in U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa/6th Fleet and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th......
Story by Chief Petty Officer Barry Riley | USS Bataan (LHD 5) | 06.14.2024
Capt. Trace Head relieved Capt. Paul Burkhart as commanding officer, USS Bataan (LHD 5) during a change of command and retirement ceremony held June 14, 2024, aboard Bataan....
Courtesy Story | Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet | 03.21.2024
More than 4,000 Sailors and Marines assigned to the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) returned to Hampton Roads following an eight and a half-month deployment to the U.S. 2nd, 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations, March 21....
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 Cpl. Michele Clarke | 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 02.19.2024
SOUDA BAY, Greece – U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), embarked aboard the ships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (BATARG) conducted advanced ARG/MEU readiness sustainment training, Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Greece, Feb. 16-20, 2024....
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 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....
Story by Senior Chief Petty Officer Jeffrey Richardson | U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet | 12.28.2023
The Wasp-class amphibious ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) and the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) transited Dec. 28, 2023, from the Red Sea to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea and will join the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19)....
