Combat Camera: With the Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group

ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 27, 2007) - Store Keeper 1st Class Ronneil Capones, a member of the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan ship band “The Ascended” performs on the flight deck during a leap frog exercise with the ships of the Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy L. Grisham (RELEASED)

ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 26, 2007) – Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) transits the Atlantic Ocean after completing a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations. Bataan ESG includes Amphibious Squadron 2, amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), amphibious transport dock USS Shreveport (LPD 12), dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72), guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94), guided-missile frigate USS Underwood (FFG 36), and fast-attack submarine USS Scranton (SSN 756). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy L. Grisham (RELEASED)

ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 26, 2007) – Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) transits the Atlantic Ocean after completing a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations. Bataan ESG includes Amphibious Squadron 2, amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), amphibious transport dock USS Shreveport (LPD 12), dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72), guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94), guided-missile frigate USS Underwood (FFG 36), and fast-attack submarine USS Scranton (SSN 756). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy L. Grisham (RELEASED)

RED SEA (June 23, 2007) - An AV-8B Harrier II aircraft, from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 264 (Reinforced), is parked on the flight elevator aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group are currently transiting back to the United States after a six-month deployment in support of the global war on terrorsim. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Patrick M. Johnson-Campbell (RELEASED)

ROTA, Spain (June 20, 2007) – Amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) pulls out of the Naval Station Rota Harbor. Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group conducted a port visit to Rota after conducting maritime operations in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan Schaeffer (RELEASED)

SOUDA BAY, Crete, Greece (June 15, 2007) - Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Scranton (SSN 756) departs Souda harbor following a routine port visit to Greece's largest island. Scranton is on deployment as part of the Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG), which returned earlier this month to the 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Bataan ESG has the capabilities to support maritime operations, combat operations and humanitarian assistance/disaster relief. U.S. Navy photo by Mr. Paul Farley (RELEASED)

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