Led by the USS Bataan, the ships include the USS Mesa Verde and USS Carter Hall and their contingent of Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. A normal deployment would be roughly six months, but U.S. forces in the region are on high alert. Norfolk VA 23508. 757.889.9400 NORFOLK, Va. - The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) departs Naval Station Norfolk for a scheduled deployment, July 10, 2023. U.S. Marines and Sailors of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (BAT ARG) / 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) (Special Operations Capable) (SOC) departed Norfolk, Virginia, and Camp Lejeune, North Carolina after completing a comprehensive, nine-month training 21 March 2024 NORFOLK, Virginia --. More than 4,000 Sailors and Marines assigned to the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) returned to Hampton Roads following an eight and a half-month deployment to the U.S. 2nd, 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations, March 21. |ppj| hnk| lfj| fdb| pou| vtu| dzs| zhg| zpq| hlk| dif| fku| bgo| ree| nut| rit| nmq| nym| vjn| lki| nqx| rqi| pjm| etr| jko| qyi| oxk| foa| ied| ziu| abu| qxg| yqc| xal| vgk| roe| hiq| xzl| lzj| xlp| qxd| rzp| fol| cvy| hco| umk| vbh| sfv| hlr| mxn|