Having recently returned to the US from an eight-month-long Mediterranean deployment, the Wasp -class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan is set to enter a two-year maintenance and modernisation ...

News USS Bataan group returning to Hampton Roads following 8-month deployment to Middle East The USS Bataan is seen in the Aegean Sea, Greece, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024.

In August, Bataan and Carter Hall, along with about 3,000 sailors and Marines, arrived in the Middle East as part of a Defense Department push to counter Iranian aggression in the Persian Gulf.

Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft operate alongside amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) and guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) in the Gulf of Oman, Aug. 17, 2023.

Sailors salute as they board the USS Bataan during the opening day of Fleet Week on Monday, May 6, 2024, at Norwegian Cruise Lines Terminal in PortMiami. Alie Skowronski askowronski@miamiherald ...

ABC's Good Morning America spent the night with the crew of the Norfolk-based USS Bataan (LHD 5) on the amphibious assault ship's trip to Manhattan.