USS Bataan (LHD 5) Wasp-class amphibious assault ship leaving Norfolk, Virginia - May 2, 2024 #ussbataan #lhd5
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#USSBataan (LHD 5) recently completed successful sea trials Jan. 19, the culmination of a planned maintenance availability, delivering the ship to the fleet two days ahead of schedule. #NavyReadiness
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Check out our #BlueGreen team in action as U.S. Marines Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit participate in the third week of Composite Training Unit Exercise aboard the #USNavy amphibious assault ship #USSBataan !
#USSBataan Amphibious Ready Group, with her embarked #26thMEU , is operating as an integrated naval force in U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet supporting maritime security operations, reassuring allies and partners, preserving freedom of navigation, and the free flow of commerce. #NavyReadiness
Jumping in the Sprinklers 💦
#USSBataan (LHD 5) tests its counter-measure wash down system on the flight deck Jan. 19, 2022.
#USSBataan Returns from Deployment
'Big 5’s crew is tough and resilient and I could not be more proud of these Sailors and Marines.”
-- Capt. Bryan Carmichael, commanding officer, Bataan #BlueGreenTeam
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#USSBataan (LHD 5), receives ordnance and ammunition while operating in the #AtlanticOcean in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests. 💣
USS BATAAN (LHD-5) 🇺🇸 Wasp-class amphibious assault ship heading south off the coast of Virginia Beach, VA after leaving Naval Station Norfolk (NOB) Virginia. #UnitedStatesNavy #USSBataan #LHD5 #ShipsInPics
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#USSBataan (LHD 5) conducts crash and salvage trianing on the flight deck, Jan. 19.
Bataan, homeported at Naval Station Norfolk, is currently underway conducting contractor sea trials.
#USNavy photos of the day: #USSDwightDEisenhower conducts #flightops , #USMC F-35 Lighting II launch from #USSAmerica , #JEBLCFS is evaluated during #citadelshield and #USSBataan operates in the #US5thFleet ⬇️ info & download ⬇️: navy.mil/viewPhoto.asp?
#USNavy photos of the day: #USSAbrahamLincoln conducts #fltops , #HSC28 #unrep with #USNSWilliamMcLean and #USSBataan , #USSTheodoreRoosevelt and #USSAmerica in South China Sea and #USSMustin conducts anti-submarine exercise. ⬇️ info & download ⬇️: navy.mil/viewPhoto.asp?
#USNavy photos of the day: #USSRonaldReagan night #FltOps , #USSGabrielleGiffords and #USNSCarlBrashear get ready for #UNREP , #USMC train aboard #USSBataan and an #HSC22 helicopter aboard #USSDetroit . ⬇️ info & download ⬇️: navy.mil/viewPhoto.asp?…?
Our work is never done. #ForceToBeReckonedWith
The #USNavy aircraft carrier #USSDwightDEisenhower transits the #ArabianSea alongside #USSBataan . Eisenhower is deployed to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the region.
#USNavy photos of the day: #USSHarrySTruman #fltops in US5thFleet, an #HSC28 Sea Hawk takes off from #USSBataan , #USSNimitz passes #MountRainier in #PugetSound and a #USNavy Sailor stands watch in the #BlackSea . ⬇️ info & download ⬇️: navy.mil/viewPhoto.asp
#USNavy photos of the day: Corpsmen aboard #USNSMercy examine patients, Sailors make masks aboard #USSKearsarge , #USSBataan in the Arabian Gulf, #USSLassen patrols the Arabian Sea. ⬇️ info & download ⬇️: navy.mil/viewPhoto.asp?
#USNavy photos of the day: #USSMilwaukee receives fuel from #USSBataan , #USSGeraldRFord conducts sea trials, #USSOlympia transits Puget Sound and #USSNimitz Sailors conduct a barricade drill. ⬇️ info & download ⬇️ navy.mil/viewPhoto.asp?…
Practice makes perfect. ⚓
Sailors assigned to #USSBataan (LHD 5) conduct small boat operations, March 2.
Bataan is underway in support of Type Commander (TYCOM) sea trials.
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