Sailors and Marines, assigned to the amphibious assualt ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), participate in a live fire exercise.<br /><br />Bataan is the flagship for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 26th MEU, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of #Military operations in support of #naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.<br /><br />“The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.”<br /><br />Credit to : ( #USNavy video by Seaman George M. Fotopoulos)
