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273k | Artist's conception of USS Bataan (LHD-5) by the well known graphic illustrator John Barrett. His company, Navy Yard Associates offers, prints of many other navy types including most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your biography, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource. | Navy Yard Associates | |
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242k | Mrs. Linda Sloan Mundy, wife of Gen. Carl E. Mundy, USMC, former Marine Corps Commandant christens, Bataan (LHD-5) 18 May 1996 at Litton-Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. Pascagoula, MS. | S. Dale Hargrave | |
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25k | USS Bataan (LHD-5) underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo |
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159k | A Bell UH-1Y Venom (also called super Huey) helicopter landing aboard USS Bataan (LHD-5) during sea trials, date unknown. USMC photo |
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79k | USS Bataan (LHD-5) conducts training operations in the Atlantic Ocean in preparation for an upcoming deployment, 17 July 1999 US Navy photo # 1-990717-N-6605T-501 |
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822k | USS Bataan (LHD-5) moored in her berth at Naval Station Norfolk, 17 June 2000. In the foreground is an unidentified Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine | Photo by John Skillman | |
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604k | A Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) is launched after locking onto its target during a live fire missile exercise aboard USS Bataan (LHD-5), 29 March 2001. US Navy photo # 010329-N-6610T-503 ABOARD USS BATAAN (Mar. 29, 2001) by PHAN John Taucher. |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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140k | USS Bataan (LHD-5) under way with USS Decatur (DDG-73) and Canadian ships HMCS Iroquois (DDG-280), HMCS Halifax (FFH-330) and HMCS Charlottetown (FFH-339) in Arabian Sea, 14 January 2002 during Operation Enduring Freedom. Photo by CPL. Shawn M. Kent. | Marc-André Nadeau | |
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48k | USS Bataan (LHD-5) underway off the Horn of Africa, April 2002. Photo taken from USS Hue City (CG-66) | Photo by LT. Steve Dundas, CHC USNR USS Hue City | |
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332k | USS Bataan (LHD-5) underway in the Mediterranean Sea as part of Amphibious Task Force-East (ATF-E) in January 2003. Three CH53E choppers are spotted on the flight deck, one with its tail boom and main rotor blades folded. US Navy photo by PHAN Kenny Swartout. |
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373k | The amphibious assault ships of Commander, Task Force Fifty One (CTF-51) come together in an unprecedented formation during operations in the North
Arabian Gulf. This marked the first time that six large deck amphibious ships from the East and West coasts have deployed together in one area of operation. Led by the flag ship
USS Tarawa (LHA-1), the ships are (from left to right): USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6), USS Kearsarge (LHD-3), USS Bataan (LHD-5), USS Saipan (LHA-2), and USS Boxer (LHD-4). CTF-51 led Navy amphibious forces in the Arabian Gulf region during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The 32 ships of CTF-51 composed the largest amphibious force assembled since the Inchon landing, during the Korean War. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. US Navy photo # 030420-N-2515C-091 North Arabian Gulf (Apr. 20, 2003) by PH2 Larry S. Carlson. US Navy photo # 030420-N-7128D-011 North Arabian Gulf (Apr. 20, 2003) by PHC Tom Daily. |
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282k | An MV-22 Osprey, assigned to Marine Tiltrotor Operational Test and Evaluation
Squadron 22 (VMX-22) takes off from the flight deck of USS Bataan (LHD 5).
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57k | USS Bataan (LHD-5) sits anchored off the Mississippi coast, while conducting hurricane relief efforts, 9 September 2005. The Navy's involvement in the humanitarian assistance operation is being lead by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with the Department of Defense. US Navy photo # 050909-N-8154G-313 by PHAN Jeremy L. Grisham |
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98k | A Mexican Navy Mil Mi-17 (Nato reporting name Hip helicopter stands by for passengers on the flight deck of USS Bataan (LHD-5), off the coast of
Mississippi, 9 September 2005.
U.S. Navy photo frp, Navy NewsStand - Eye on the Fleet by PHAN Jeremy L. Grisham. |
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132k | Flight Deck crewmen aboard USS Bataan (LHD-5) stand by with chocks and chains as two US Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment prepare to land on the flight deck. 10 February 2006. US Navy photo by PHAN Pedro A. Rodriguez. |
Robert Hurst | |
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217k | USS Bataan (LHD-5) moored at Naval Station Norfolk, VA., 12 September 2006. Photo Copyright by terms of Creative Commons, photo by. T.M. Wolf. |
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1900k | USS Bataan (LHD-5) steams in the Atlantic Ocean, 25 July 2008. Bataan is participating in Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) "Operation Brimstone" off the Atlantic coast. US Navy photo # 080725-N-5032P-022 ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 25, 2008) by SN Jessica Pounds. |
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379k | USS Bataan (LHD-5) gets under way, 2 September 2008, to participate in Hurricane Exercise 08-002. Vice Adm. Mel
Williams Jr., commander, US 2nd Fleet, ordered Bataan to get under way to demonstrate at-sea readiness for disaster response if called upon to perform this
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Assault Craft Unit (ACU-4) prepares to enter the well deck of USS Bataan (LHD-5) as part of HURREX 08-002, 2 September 2008. HURREX is a Commander, U.S. Second Fleet directed exercise designed to test the ship's ability to respond to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief needs during the 2008 hurricane season US Navy photo # 080902-N-8154G-020 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 2, 2008) by MC2 Jeremy L. Grisham. |
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65k | USS Bataan (LHD-5) port visit, New York City, 8 November 2008.
Photo No. 10080518 - Starboard side from the deck of USS Intrepid (CV-11) Photo No. 10080519 - Starboard side view from street level USS Growler (SSG-577) and USS Bataan Photo No. 10080520 - Ship's Nameplate Photo No. 10080521 - Starboard side, island and flight deck from starboard deck elevator Photo No. 10080522 - Flight deck bomb disposal chute Photo No. 10080523 - Rolling Airframe Missile Launcher Photo No. 10080524 - Sea Sparrow Missile Launcher Photo No. 10080525 - Phalanx CIWS Photo No. 10080526 - Flight deck Photo No. 10080527 - Island looking from the bow aft Photo No. 10080528 - Flight deck Photo No. 10080529 - Island and Bridge |
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1925k | Tugs assist as USS Bataan (LHD-5) departs Naval Station Norfolk on a regularly scheduled deployment. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group is comprised of the Bataan and the amphibious transport dock USS Ponce (LPD-15) and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43). US Navy photo # 090513-N-9985W-059 NORFOLK (May 13, 2009) by MC3 Tyler J. Wilson. |
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436k | USS Bataan (LHD-5) operates off the coast of Haiti supporting Operation Unified Response after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused severe damage in and around Port-au-Prince, Haiti Jan. 12. US Marine Corps photo # 100121-M-8752R-013 PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (Jan. 21, 2010) by Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie. |
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1621k | USS Bataan (LHD-5) and the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE-2) conduct a vertical replenishment in the Caribbean Sea. Bataan is conducting humanitarian and disaster relief operations as part of Operation Unified Response after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused severe damage in and around Port-au-Prince, Haiti Jan. 12. US Navy photo # 100220-N-2000D-017 CARIBBEAN SEA (Feb. 20, 2010) by MC1 Hendrick Dickson. |
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2351k | USS Bataan (LHD-5) transits the Elizabeth River after departing BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair Facility where she completed a four-month maintenance availability. The ship will conduct sea trials before returning to her homeport of Naval Station Norfolk. US Navy photo # 100816-N-7508R-499 NORFOLK (Aug. 16, 2010) by MC2 Julio Rivera. |
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185k | USS Bataan (LHD-5) moored pierside at Naval Station Norfolk, VA., 1 October 2010. | Photo by John Hummel | |
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593k | USS Bataan (LHD-5) departs Naval Station Norfolk for an early deployment as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group. Bataan deployed ahead of its original schedule in order to relieve units from the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group in the Mediterranean Sea. US Navy photo # 110323-N-7978T-001 NORFOLK (March 23, 2011) by MCSA Molly Teese. |
Lee Wahler | |
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1043k | USS Bataan (LHD-5) conducts a training exercise off the coast of North Carolina. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group deployed ahead of its original schedule to relieve units from the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group in the Mediterranean Sea. US Navy photo # 110409-N-AG285-366 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 9, 2011) by MC3 Desiree D. Green. |
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amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) watch on 9 April 2011, USS Bataan
(LHD-4) approach during a training exercise off the coast of North Carolina.
US Navy photo # 110409-N-AG285-351 by MC3 James Turner. |
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1279k | USS Bataan (LHD-5), left, receives fuel from the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Laramie (T-AO-203) as an MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the
Dragon Whales of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC-28) delivers supplies. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group is deployed in the Mediterranean Sea. US Navy photo # 110413-N-QP268-138 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 13, 2011) by MC1 Martin Cuaron. |
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243k | USS Bataan (LHD-5) transits the Atlantic Ocean with USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19) in the distance. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group is deploying to the Mediterranean Sea. US Navy photos # 110416-N-7508R-029 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 16, 2011) and 110416-N-7508R-005 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 16, 2011) by MC2 Julio Rivera. |
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1687k | USS Bataan (LHD-5) conducts small boat operations with the guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG-52) (not pictured). Bataan is the command ship of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group conducting maritime security operation and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. US Navy photo # 110601-N-XO436-007 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 1, 2011) by MC3 Jonathan Sunderman. |
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Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM-263) (Reinforced), from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU), launches from USS Bataan (LHD-5). Bataan is deployed as the flagship of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. US Navy photo # 110602-N-OS574-163 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 2, 2011) by MC2 Josue L. Escobosa. |
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1639k | USS Bataan (LHD-5) moored at Palma de Mallorca, 6 July 2011. | Photos by Jose Antonio Rodriguez Carreño | |
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489k | USS Bataan (LHD-5) left, conducts an underway replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO-195). Bataan is deployed as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. US Navy photo # 110820-N-GH121-035 GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 20, 2011) by MC1 Rachael L. Leslie. |
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196k | Commercial tugs assist USS Bataan (LHD-5) as she gets underway from Norfolk Naval Station. US Navy photo # 121022-N-NB694-017 NORFOLK (Oct. 22, 2012) by MCSN Joshua E. Walters. |
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251k | USS Bataan (LHD-5) arrives at Naval Station Mayport to prepare for the Navy Marine Corps Classic basketball game between the University of Florida Gators and the Georgetown University Hoyas, 9 November during Jacksonville Military Appreciation Week. US Navy photo # 121102-N-IC228-004 MAYPORT, Fla. (Nov. 2, 2012) by LCDR. Corey Barker. |
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1405k | USS Bataan (LHD-5) arrives at Naval Station Mayport to prepare for the Navy Marine Corps Classic basketball game between the University of Florida Gators and the Georgetown University Hoyas, 9 November during Jacksonville Military Appreciation Week. US Navy photo # 121102-N-MJ645-088 MAYPORT, Fla. (Nov. 2, 2012) by MC2 Marcus L. Stanley. |
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209k | USS Bataan (LHD-5) underway with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) for a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX). US Navy photo # 131205-N-MW280-076 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 3, 2013) by MCSN Chase Hawley. |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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229k | USS Bataan (LHD-5) displays holiday lighting while moored at her homeport of Naval Station Norfolk. The ship was decorated as part of Naval Station Norfolk's annual holiday celebration. US Navy photo # 131220-N-KE519-011 NORFOLK (Dec. 20, 2013) by MCSN Edward Guttierrez . |
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224k | USS Bataan (LHD-5) departs Naval Station Norfolk. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group is departing on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations, crisis response, theater security cooperation and to provide a forward naval presence in the U.S. Navy's 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation
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124k | U.S. Marines prepare to depart USS Bataan (LHD-5), underway in the Aegean Sea, in a Bell UH-1Y Iroquois "Huey" helicopter assigned to
Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (VMM-263), 8 March 2014. The Bataan Amphibious Readiness Group was on a
scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility.
U.S. Navy photo # 140308-N-JX484-075> by MC3 Mark Hays. |
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211k | A CH-53E Super Stallion about to land on the flight deck of USS Bataan (LHD-5). The Bataan Amphibious Readiness Group is deployed supporting maritime security operations, providing crisis response capability, increasing theater security cooperation and a forward naval presence in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. US Navy photo # 140210-N-HQ940-278 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 10, 2014) by MCSN Nicholas Frank Cottone. |
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187k | USS Bataan (LHD-5) approaches the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO-196) for a replenishment-at-sea (RAS). The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group is deployed supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. US Navy photo # 140211-N-HQ940-059 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 11, 2013) by MCSN Nicholas Frank Cottone. |
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105k | ABH3 Jarrett Keller, directs an MV-22 Osprey of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (VMM-263) "Thunder Chickens", during liftoff from the flight deck of USS Bataan (LHD-5). The Bataan Amphibious Readiness Group is deployed supporting maritime security operations, providing crisis response capability, increasing theater security cooperation and a forward naval presence in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. US Navy photo # 140215-N-JX484-087 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 15, 2014) by MC3 Mark Hays. |
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239k | MV-22 Ospreys prepare for take-off from USS Bataan (LHD-5). The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group is deployed supporting maritime security operations, providing crisis response capability, increasing theater security cooperation and a forward naval presence in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. US Navy photo # 140221-N-IK431-209 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 21, 2014) by MCSN Aaron Kiser. |
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229k | MV-22 Ospreys of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 "Golden Eagles" liftoff from USS Bataan (LHD-5). The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group is deployed supporting maritime security operations, providing crisis response capability, increasing theater security cooperation and a forward naval presence in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. US Navy photo # 140221-N-IK431-226 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 21, 2014) by MCSN Aaron Kiser. |
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114k | Landing craft air cushion (LCAC-41) approaches the well deck of USS Bataan (LHD-5). The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group is deployed supporting maritime security operations, providing crisis response capability, increasing theater security cooperation and providing a forward naval presence in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. US Navy photo # 140224-N-MW280-149 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 24, 2014) by MC3 Chase Hawley. |
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195k | The tug V.B. Sargazos approaches USS Bataan (LHD-5) to guide her into her berth at Naval Station Rota. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group is deployed supporting maritime security operations, and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. US Navy photo # 140225-N-AO823-009 ROTA, Spain (Feb. 25, 2014) by MCSA Michael J. Lieberknecht). |
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224k | QMSN Dustin Epp acquires points for navigation with a telescopic alidade as USS Bataan (LHD-5) transits the Strait of Messina. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations, providing crisis response capability and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. US Navy photo # 140306-N-JX484-093 STRAIT OF MESSINA (March 6, 2014) by MC3 Mark Hays. |
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162k | U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), scrub the flight deck of USS Bataan (LHD-5). The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout the U.S. Central; Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet Area of Responsibility.
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215k | USS Bataan (LHD-5) underway 4 July. Bataan is the flagship for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked
22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22 MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security
cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
US Navy photo # 140704-N-HO612-101 U.S. FIFTH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 4, 2014) by MC3 Erik Foster. |
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(T-AO-203) conduct a replenishment-at-sea. Bataan is the flagship for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked
22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22 MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation
efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
US Navy photo # 140728-N-NX070-005 ARABIAN GULF (July 28, 2014) by MC1 RJ Stratchko. |
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172k | USS Bataan (LHD-5) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG-80) transit the Arabian Gulf during a photo exercise. Bataan is the flagship for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22 MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. US Navy photo # 140922-N-FG909-201 ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 22, 2014) by MCSN Michael Fiorillo. |
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135k | USS Bataan (LHD-5) returns to homeport at Naval Station Norfolk as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group following a
deployment to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.
US Navy photo # 141031-N-TP976-019 NORFOLK (Oct. 31, 2014) by MCSN Taylor N. Stinson. |
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256k | USS Bataan (LHD-5) arrives at New York to take part in Fleet Week New York. Fleet Week New York provides an opportunity for the
citizens of New York to witness first-hand the latest capabilities of today's maritime services and gain a better understanding of how the sea services support the
maritime strategy and national defense of the United States.
US Navy photo # 160513-N-HQ940-142 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 1, 2016) by MC3 Nicholas Frank Cottone. |
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215k | Sailors and Marines man the rails as USS Bataan (LHD-5) prepares to moor in New York for Fleet Week 2016 (FWNY). FWNY, now in
its 28th year, is the city's time-honored celebration of the sea series. It is an unparalleled opportunity for the citizens of New York and the surrounding ti-state area
to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, as well as witness firsthand the latest capabilities of today's maritime series. The week long celebration has been held
nearly every year since 1984.
US Navy photo # 160525-N-QF605-005 NEW YORK (May 25, 2016) by MC1 Amanda Dunford. |
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283k | USS Bataan (LHD-5) conducts a live-fire exercise with the ship's RIM 116 Rolling Airframe Missile weapon system. Bataan
is under way conducting composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group in preparation for an upcoming deployment.
US Navy photo # 170111-N-HQ940-009 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan 11, 2017) by MC2 Nicholas Cottone. |
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187k | An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters deliver supplies to USS Bataan (LHD-5) during a vertical replenishment. Bataan is
under way conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise with its Amphibious Ready Group in preparation for an upcoming deployment.
US Navy photo # 170121-N-FM530-024 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 21, 2017) by MC2 Brent Pyfrom. |
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support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in Europe and the Middle East.
US Navy photo #'s 170301-N-JH384-032 NORFOLK (March 1, 2017) and 170301-N-YC845-039NORFOLK (March 1, 2017) by MC3 Julio Martinez. |
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with her amphibious ready group in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations.
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USS Bataan (LHD-5) while conducting a replenishment-at-sea, 31 August 2019.
Bataan is underway conducting an Amphibious Ready Group, Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise (ARGMEUEX) with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and the
26th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
US Navy Photo # 190831-N-WP865-1132 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 31, 2019) by MC2 Brenton Poyser |
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| USS Bataan (LHD-5) Memorabilia |
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Christening ceremony program Contributed by Robert M. Cieri |
Commemorative Coin Contributed by Robert M. Cieri |
Commissioning Invitation Contributed by Robert M. Cieri |
Commissioning ceremony program Contributed by Robert M. Cieri |
2001 Welcome Aboard brochure Contributed by Robert M. Cieri |
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| 01 | CAPT. Wilson, Craig Willard, USN (USNA 1973) | 20 September 1997 - 10 July 1998 |
| 02 | CAPT. Taylor, David Churchill, USN | 10 September 1998 - 22 December 1999 |
| 03 | CAPT. Strott, John Burnett, USN | 22 December 1999 - 29 June 2001 |
| 04 | CAPT. Allard, Martin Robert | 29 June 2001 - 27 November 2002 |
| 05 | CAPT. Yerger, Earle Swisher | 27 November 2002 - 22 February 2004 |
| 06 | CAPT. Tyson, Nora Wingfield, USN :VADM | 22 February 2004 - 20 September 2005 |
| 07 | CAPT. Hulse, David Charles, USN | 20 September 2005 - 22 March 2007 |
| 08 | CAPT. Snyder, Richard Paul (Rick), USN :VADM | 22 March 2007 - 18 September 2008 |
| 09 | CAPT. Howard, Samuel Charles-Henry, USN | 18 September 2008 - February 2010 |
| 10 | CAPT. Koehler, Stephen Thomas, USN :VADM | February 2010 - 1 August 2011 |
| 11 | CAPT. Ross, Erik Matthew, USN :RADM | 1 August 2011 - 11 February 2013 |
| 12 | CAPT. Vassilakis, George J., USN (USNA 1988) | 11 February 2013 - 5 November 2014 |
| 13 | CAPT. Carter, John Allen (JC), USN | 5 November 2014 - 10 June 2016 |
| 14 | CAPT. Pfister, Eric Nelson, USN (USNA 1991) | 10 June 2016 - 10 November 2017 |
| 15 | CAPT. Busch, Bradley William, USN (USNA 1995) | 10 November 2017 - 29 February 2019 |
| 16 | CAPT. Leland, Gregory Joseph, USN | 28 February 2019 - October 2020 |
| 17 | CAPT. Murphy III, Joseph Dennis, USN | October 2020 - 2 December 2022 |
| 18 | CAPT. Burkhart, Paul R., USN | 2 December 2022 - 14 June 2024 |
| 19 | CAPT. Head, Albert Branscomb (Trace), USN | 14 June 2024 - |
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