Sailors and Marines aboard multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) successfully completed community relations (COMREL) projects during a port visit to Lisbon, Portugal, Jan. 24.
Sailors and embarked Marines aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) visited Lisbon, Portugal from Jan. 20 to Jan. 25, as the last port visit prior to their return home from a deployment which started Mar. 23, 2011.
Sailors and Marines assigned to the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (BATARG) and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) received a visit from the commmander of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 2 and commanding general of 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Feb. 3.
Sailors and Marines assigned to multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) received a visit from the commander of U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) Feb. 6.
Sailors and Marines aboard multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) welcomed aboard friends and family for a three-day Tiger Cruise Feb. 5-7.
Five Sailors from multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) reached a milestone in their lives when they raised their right hands to become United States citizens during a naturalization ceremony held on the mess decks aboard Bataan April 17.
Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, and several of his guests visited Sailors aboard multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) Thursday, April 19.
The Supply Department aboard multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) received the Ships' Store Retail and Service Excellence Award "Best of Class" for FY-12 in a ceremony aboard during a pierside maintenance availability June 7.
Sailors from multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) earned their way into softball playoffs in a chance to participate in the championship on Naval Station Norfolk July 16.
Two Sailors assigned to the operations department from the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) spent June 19-26 onboard the Brazilian ship BNS Independencia.
Junior Sailors aboard multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) have formed a new local chapter of the Navy's Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions (CSADD) July 24.
Sailors aboard multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) are refurbishing the ship's lifeboat brackets and the sides of the ship as part of a planned maintenance availability (PMA) which began June 4.