USS Bataan extended its deployment last year and sailed into the Red Sea to combat the Houthis. The US amphibious assault ship joined a fight largely meant for other ships, a senior officer said. The ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - After seven months deployed overseas, thousands of Sailors with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group are returning home to Hampton Roads. The USS Oak Hill arrived at its homeport of ...

An MV-22B Osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 162 (reinforced), departs the flight deck aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) on July 24, 2023. US Navy ...

Among the Marines and sailors who travel with the USS Bataan, a small group of dedicated sailors make sure the amphibious assault ship gets into and out of port safely. The Navy's boatswain's mates ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Thursday is a happy day for those waiting on loved ones assigned to the USS Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG). Thousands of Navy service members arrived at Naval Station Norfolk ...

An MH-60S Knight Hawk, assigned to the Dragon Whales of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, places cargo on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD5), during a ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Another Norfolk-based crew is heading to the Eastern Mediterranean as the war between Israel and Hamas continues. On Tuesday, the Pentagon announced that the USS Bataan amphibious ready ...

Welcome back to Virginia, USS Bataan and USS Carter Hall. More than 4,000 sailors and Marines assigned to the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group — which includes Bataan, Carter Hall and USS Mesa Verde — ...

They called them “tiger teams” — USS Bataan sailors taking on new tasks while their ship was being renovated at NASSCO-Norfolk. Their work helped get Bataan out of the shipyard ahead of schedule. The ...

NAPLES, Italy — A U.S. amphibious ready group sent to counter Iranian interference with commercial shipping in the Persian Gulf recently left the Middle East after nearly five months in the region.

The Hampton Roads-based USS Bataan amphibious group and a force of 2,500 Marines have been ordered to sail toward Israel, officials say. The Department of Defense announced late Tuesday the 26th ...