MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 24, 2024) Quartermasters, assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), work together to expeditiously raise a sequence of pennant flags while participating in a flag raising exercise in the Mediterranean Sea, Feb. 24. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group will be transferred to NATO command in the Eastern Mediterranean in order to conduct a series of short notice vigilance activities with elements of Allied Maritime Command’s Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 and the Turkish Navy. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew F. Brown)
