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ARABIAN SEA (March 19, 2020) - Sailors, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), signal a landing craft, air cushion to the exit the well deck, March 19, 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 naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke point. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kaitlin Rowell)
Chief Petty Officers (CPO) aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan assembled on the mess deck in honor of their 127th anniversary of the commencement of their rank, April 1st. The gathering of chiefs onboard the multipurpose ship equated to over a 1,000 years of technical expertise, advisors and mentorship for both junior officers and enlisted sailors alike.
April is the Department of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Month. The team of SAPR victim advocates (VAs) aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) began the month with a ceremony and cake cutting on the mess decks.
Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic recognized the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) as the recipient of the Logistics Readiness Excellence Award (LREA) for fiscal year 2019.
Having to deal with rampant disease, starvation and abusive captors, Bataan death marchers truly were, as they came to be known, Battling Bastards. Who does a battling bastard have to turn to when there’s no mama, no papa and no Uncle Sam? The man or woman to his right or left.
Brig. Gen. Edrees Alabdullatif, deputy commander of the Kuwait Naval Forces, visited the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) at sea in the Arabian Gulf on Feb. 23, 2020.
He had been on the run for days across unfamiliar terrain, without shoes or food. If he was caught, he feared being beaten to death. He was 9 years old.
Rear Adm. Curtis Renshaw, deputy commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), visited the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) during the ships port visit to Khalifa Bin Salman Port in Bahrain.
