USS Bataan (LHD 5) offers Sailors and Marines several pathways toward treatment for mental health issues. In addition to counseling, Bataan offers numerous therapy, support groups and classes throughout the week, such as Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Insomnia, an Anger and Irritability support group, and Mindfulness and Mediation classes.
October is National Dental Hygiene Awareness month. This year the focus is on four routines to help maintain a healthy smile: brush, floss, rinse and chew.
The sun has set on the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The day shift has turned over work to the night crew. As the night shift begins, the 1MC clicks on “stand by for the evening prayer.” A deep voice dripping with a Kansas accent passes throughout the ship, “good evening big five family.”
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kaitlin Rowell
ATLANTIC OCEAN – Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) observed Women’s Equality Day during a celebration held on the mess decks, August 26.
