Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Jones | USS Bataan (LHD 5) | 10.07.2023
231007-N-AB188-1001 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Oct. 7, 2023) Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) commercial spot on staying prepared, featuring Sailors aboard the ship, Oct 7. Components of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Bradley Rickard | USS Bataan (LHD 5) | 07.13.2023
ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 13, 2023) Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) is replenished by the Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189) for a fueling at sea evolution during a scheduled deployment. The U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps routinely participate in scheduled deployments to improve combined combat readiness, increase operational capacity, and......
Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Kathryn Macdonald | USS Bataan (LHD 5) | 04.23.2020
ARABIAN GULF (April 23, 2020) – Marines, with the Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), sail combat rubber reconnaissance craft (CRRC) during a sea deployment drill, April 23, 2020. Bataan is the flagship for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and, with embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is deployed to......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Zachary Anderson | USS Bataan (LHD 5) | 04.10.2020
200410-N-MH210-1064 ARABIAN GULF (April 10, 2020) - Landing Craft, Air Cushion 70 exits the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), April 10, 2020. Bataan, the flagship for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure......
Courtesy Video | USS Bataan (LHD 5) | 03.07.2020
200307-N-PB283-1001 ARABIAN SEA (March 7, 2020) Sailors and Marines, assigned to the amphibious assualt ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), participate in a live fire exercise, March 7, 2020. Bataan is the flagship for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 26th MEU, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval......
Video by Cpl. Gary Jayne III | 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 03.07.2020
Together, the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) serve as a lethal force in the air, on the land and from the sea. With an increasing concentration of the world's population close to a coastline, the ability to operate simultaneously from the sea, ashore and in the air, and to move seamlessly between these three domains represents the significance of......
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alan Robertson | USS Bataan (LHD 5) | 02.24.2020
200224-N-NO770-1001 ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 24, 2020) - Sailors, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), participate in a main space fire drill, Feb. 24, 2020. Bataan is the flagship for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and, with embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet in support of naval operations to help ensure maritime stability and......
Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Kathryn Macdonald | USS Bataan (LHD 5) | 02.23.2020
200223-N-NO770-2001 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 23, 2020) - Sailors assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4 conduct landing craft, air cushion operations from the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), Feb. 23, 2020. Bataan is the flagship for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of......
