ABOARD USS BATAAN, At Sea — Sailors from USS Bataan (LHD-5) steady pallets as Bataan conducts a connected replenishment with the USNS Laramie (T-AO 203) in the Mediterranean Sea Jan. 11, 2007. B

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ABOARD USS BATAAN, At Sea — Sailors from USS Bataan (LHD-5) steady pallets as Bataan conducts a connected replenishment with the USNS Laramie (T-AO 203) in the Mediterranean Sea Jan. 11, 2007. Bataan left her homeport of Norfolk, Va., Jan. 4, on a regularly-scheduled deployment in support of U.S. European Command's initiative to strengthen emerging and enduring partnerships. The Bataan is the flagship of the Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group, which includes Amphibious Squadron Two, Bataan, USS Shreveport (LPD 12), USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), USS Vella Gulf (CG 72), USS Nitze (DDG 94), USS Underwood (FFG 36), USS Scranton (SSN 756) and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, based out of Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Justin Webster)