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Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Kathryn Macdonald
26th MEU CRRC Ops
USS Bataan (LHD 5)
April 23, 2020 | 1:12
ARABIAN GULF (April 23, 2020) – Marines, with the Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), sail combat rubber reconnaissance craft (CRRC) during a sea deployment drill, April 23, 2020. Bataan is the flagship for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and, with embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of 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. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alan L. Robertson)
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