USS Bataan (LHD-5) transits the Strait of Gibraltar on June 27, 2020. US Navy Photo
The more than 4,000 sailors and Marines of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit wrapped up a seven-month deployment to Europe and the Middle East, the Navy and Marines announced this week.
The 26th MEU returned to Camp Lejeune, N.C., over the weekend, offloading from USS Bataan (LHD-5), USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) and USS New York (LPD-21) after spending more than 150 consecutive days...