BATARG Deployment [Image 9 of 16]

ARABIAN GULF

02.22.2020

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Griffin Kersting 

Navy Public Affairs Support Element East - (Active)

200222-N-VP266-1063 ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 22, 2020) The guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) transits the Arabian Gulf behind the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), Feb. 22, 2020. Bataan, the flagship of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and with the 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 photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Griffin Kersting)

• Date Taken: 02.22.2020
• Date Posted: 03.02.2020 01:19
• Photo ID: 6121273
• VIRIN: 200222-N-VP266-1063
• Resolution: 4918x2372
• Size: 1.04 MB
• Location: ARABIAN GULF