USS Bataan (LHD 5)

GULF OF OMAN (Dec. 23, 2011) Marines wait to retrieve a pallet on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) during a vertical replenishment. Bataan is the command ship of Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and is conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James Turner/Released)