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US Assault Ship Rushed To Red Sea Fight

Handout photo dated May 5, 2024 shows the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) transits past South Point Park for Fleet Week Miami. US assault ship USS Bataan raced at 'best speed’ into the Red Sea fight ready to 'punch somebody in the face' if needed, top officers say. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Marieliza Rosales via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Assault Ship Rushed To Red Sea Fight

Handout photo dated May 22, 2024 shows the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) arrives for Fleet Week New York. US assault ship USS Bataan raced at 'best speed’ into the Red Sea fight ready to 'punch somebody in the face' if needed, top officers say. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Leah Moore via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Assault Ship Rushed To Red Sea Fight

Handout photo dated May 22, 2024 of the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) transits New York Harbor during the Parade of Ships. US assault ship USS Bataan raced at 'best speed’ into the Red Sea fight ready to 'punch somebody in the face' if needed, top officers say. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Malachi Lakey via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Assault Ship Rushed To Red Sea Fight

Handout photo dated February 5, 2024 shows an AV-8B Harrier attached to Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced) lands on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) in the Mediterranean Sea. US assault ship USS Bataan raced at 'best speed’ into the Red Sea fight ready to 'punch somebody in the face' if needed, top officers say. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Bradley Rickard via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Assault Ship Rushed To Red Sea Fight

Handout photo dated February 26, 2024 shows the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) transits the Mediterranean Sea during a photo exercise. US assault ship USS Bataan raced at 'best speed’ into the Red Sea fight ready to 'punch somebody in the face' if needed, top officers say. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Riley Gasdia via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Assault Ship Rushed To Red Sea Fight

Handout photo dated December 10, 2013 shows an MV-22 Osprey prepares to land on the flight deck of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) in the Atlantic Ocean. US assault ship USS Bataan raced at 'best speed’ into the Red Sea fight ready to 'punch somebody in the face' if needed, top officers say. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Mark Hays via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Assault Ship Rushed To Red Sea Fight

Handout photo dated December 14, 2023 shows n AV-8B Harrier from Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced) lands on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. US assault ship USS Bataan raced at 'best speed’ into the Red Sea fight ready to 'punch somebody in the face' if needed, top officers say. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Riley Gasdia via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Assault Ship Rushed To Red Sea Fight

Handout photo dated May 22, 2024 shows the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) transits New York Harbor during the Parade of Ships. US assault ship USS Bataan raced at 'best speed’ into the Red Sea fight ready to 'punch somebody in the face' if needed, top officers say. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Malachi Lakey via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Expanded US-Led Naval Task Force To Protect Red Sea Shipping

Handout photo dated August 8, 2023 shows the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) and the dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) transit the Red Sea. The Pentagon has convinced more than a half dozen allies to join a strengthened naval task force in the Red Sea amid mounting attacks by Iran-backed rebels on commercial shipping that have driven oil prices higher. More than 9mn barrels a day of oil shipments, or almost a tenth of global demand, pass through the Red Sea, making it one of the world’s busiest energy chokepoints. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Riley Gasdia via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Expanded US-Led Naval Task Force To Protect Red Sea Shipping

Handout photo dated August 8, 2023 shows the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) transits the Red Sea. The Pentagon has convinced more than a half dozen allies to join a strengthened naval task force in the Red Sea amid mounting attacks by Iran-backed rebels on commercial shipping that have driven oil prices higher. More than 9mn barrels a day of oil shipments, or almost a tenth of global demand, pass through the Red Sea, making it one of the world’s busiest energy chokepoints. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Riley Gasdia via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Expanded US-Led Naval Task Force To Protect Red Sea Shipping

Handout photo datedAugust 8, 2023 shows the Royal Saudi Navy frigate 708 HMS Taif, the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) and the dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) transit the Red Sea. The Pentagon has convinced more than a half dozen allies to join a strengthened naval task force in the Red Sea amid mounting attacks by Iran-backed rebels on commercial shipping that have driven oil prices higher. More than 9mn barrels a day of oil shipments, or almost a tenth of global demand, pass through the Red Sea, making it one of the world’s busiest energy chokepoints. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Riley Gasdia via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Expanded US-Led Naval Task Force To Protect Red Sea Shipping

Handout photo dated August 8, 2023 shows the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) and the dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) transit the Red Sea, August 8, 2023. The Pentagon has convinced more than a half dozen allies to join a strengthened naval task force in the Red Sea amid mounting attacks by Iran-backed rebels on commercial shipping that have driven oil prices higher. More than 9mn barrels a day of oil shipments, or almost a tenth of global demand, pass through the Red Sea, making it one of the world’s busiest energy chokepoints. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Riley Gasdia via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Expanded US-Led Naval Task Force To Protect Red Sea Shipping

Handout photo dated August 7, 2023 shows sailors from the weapons department aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) assemble a missile, Red Sea. The Pentagon has convinced more than a half dozen allies to join a strengthened naval task force in the Red Sea amid mounting attacks by Iran-backed rebels on commercial shipping that have driven oil prices higher. More than 9mn barrels a day of oil shipments, or almost a tenth of global demand, pass through the Red Sea, making it one of the world’s busiest energy chokepoints. U.S. Navy photo illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Danilo Reynoso via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Expanded US-Led Naval Task Force To Protect Red Sea Shipping

Handout photo dated August 6, 2023 shows the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) transits the Suez Canal. The Pentagon has convinced more than a half dozen allies to join a strengthened naval task force in the Red Sea amid mounting attacks by Iran-backed rebels on commercial shipping that have driven oil prices higher. More than 9mn barrels a day of oil shipments, or almost a tenth of global demand, pass through the Red Sea, making it one of the world’s busiest energy chokepoints. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Jones via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Expanded US-Led Naval Task Force To Protect Red Sea Shipping

Handout photo dated August 8, 2023 shows the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) and the dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) transit the Red Sea. The Pentagon has convinced more than a half dozen allies to join a strengthened naval task force in the Red Sea amid mounting attacks by Iran-backed rebels on commercial shipping that have driven oil prices higher. More than 9mn barrels a day of oil shipments, or almost a tenth of global demand, pass through the Red Sea, making it one of the world’s busiest energy chokepoints. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Riley Gasdia via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Military Osprey With 8 Crew Crashes Off Japan

Handout photo dated October 28, 2013 shows an MV-22 Osprey takes off from the flight deck of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) in the Atlantic Ocean. A US Osprey military aircraft with eight crew on board crashed on Wednesday off a Japanese island, the coastguard said, in the latest accident involving the tilt-rotor military aircraft. The Osprey, developed by Bell Helicopters and Boeing and which can operate like a helicopter or a fixed-wing plane, has suffered a string of fatal crashes over the years. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Michael J. Lieberknecht via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thousands Of US Troops Reach Red Sea After Iran Tensions

Handout photo dated January 21, 2017 shows MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters deliver supplies to the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) during a vertical replenishment in the Atlantic Ocean. More than 3,000 United States military personnel have arrived in the Red Sea aboard two warships, part of a beefed up response from Washington after tanker seizures by Iran, the US Navy said Monday. The US sailors and Marines entered the Red Sea on Sunday after transiting through the Suez Canal in a pre-announced deployment, the US Navy's Fifth Fleet said in a statement. They arrived on board the USS Bataan and USS Carter Hall warships, providing "greater flexibility and maritime capability" to the Fifth Fleet, the statement from the Bahrain-based command added. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brent Pyfrom via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thousands Of US Troops Reach Red Sea After Iran Tensions

Handout photo dated June 24, 2020 shows the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), left, the French navy frigate FS Guepratte (F714), the French navy amphibious assault ship FS Mistral (L9013) and the Italian navy amphibious transport dock ship ITS San Giorgio (L9892) are underway in formation as part of a maritime training exercise in the Mediterranean Sea. More than 3,000 United States military personnel have arrived in the Red Sea aboard two warships, part of a beefed up response from Washington after tanker seizures by Iran, the US Navy said Monday. The US sailors and Marines entered the Red Sea on Sunday after transiting through the Suez Canal in a pre-announced deployment, the US Navy's Fifth Fleet said in a statement. They arrived on board the USS Bataan and USS Carter Hall warships, providing "greater flexibility and maritime capability" to the Fifth Fleet, the statement from the Bahrain-based command added. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lenny Weston via AB

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Thousands Of US Troops Reach Red Sea After Iran Tensions

Handout photo dated May 25, 2022) shows the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) arrives at Pier 88 for Fleet Week New York, 2022. More than 3,000 United States military personnel have arrived in the Red Sea aboard two warships, part of a beefed up response from Washington after tanker seizures by Iran, the US Navy said Monday. The US sailors and Marines entered the Red Sea on Sunday after transiting through the Suez Canal in a pre-announced deployment, the US Navy's Fifth Fleet said in a statement. They arrived on board the USS Bataan and USS Carter Hall warships, providing "greater flexibility and maritime capability" to the Fifth Fleet, the statement from the Bahrain-based command added. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Roger S. Duncan via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thousands Of US Troops Reach Red Sea After Iran Tensions

Handout photo dated July 30, 2019 shows the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) and the Harpers Ferry-class Amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) participate in a simulated straight transit during a Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT)exercise with other U.S. Navy warships in the Atlantic Ocean. More than 3,000 United States military personnel have arrived in the Red Sea aboard two warships, part of a beefed up response from Washington after tanker seizures by Iran, the US Navy said Monday. The US sailors and Marines entered the Red Sea on Sunday after transiting through the Suez Canal in a pre-announced deployment, the US Navy's Fifth Fleet said in a statement. They arrived on board the USS Bataan and USS Carter Hall warships, providing "greater flexibility and maritime capability" to the Fifth Fleet, the statement from the Bahrain-based command added. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication

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Thousands Of US Troops Reach Red Sea After Iran Tensions

Handout photo dated June 9, 2020 shows the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), front, the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12), the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) and the guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) are underway in formation through the Bab Al-Mandeb Strait. More than 3,000 United States military personnel have arrived in the Red Sea aboard two warships, part of a beefed up response from Washington after tanker seizures by Iran, the US Navy said Monday. The US sailors and Marines entered the Red Sea on Sunday after transiting through the Suez Canal in a pre-announced deployment, the US Navy's Fifth Fleet said in a statement. They arrived on board the USS Bataan and USS Carter Hall warships, providing "greater flexibility and maritime capability" to the Fifth Fleet, the statement from the Bahrain-based command added. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Griffin Kersting via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thousands Of US Troops Reach Red Sea After Iran Tensions

Handout photo dated October 28, 2013 shows an MV-22 Osprey takes off from the flight deck of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) in the Atlantic Ocean. More than 3,000 United States military personnel have arrived in the Red Sea aboard two warships, part of a beefed up response from Washington after tanker seizures by Iran, the US Navy said Monday. The US sailors and Marines entered the Red Sea on Sunday after transiting through the Suez Canal in a pre-announced deployment, the US Navy's Fifth Fleet said in a statement. They arrived on board the USS Bataan and USS Carter Hall warships, providing "greater flexibility and maritime capability" to the Fifth Fleet, the statement from the Bahrain-based command added. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Michael J. Lieberknecht via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thousands Of US Troops Reach Red Sea After Iran Tensions

Handout photo dated July 28, 2014 shows the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), right, and the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Laramie (T-AO 203) conduct a replenishment-at-sea in the Arabian Sea. More than 3,000 United States military personnel have arrived in the Red Sea aboard two warships, part of a beefed up response from Washington after tanker seizures by Iran, the US Navy said Monday. The US sailors and Marines entered the Red Sea on Sunday after transiting through the Suez Canal in a pre-announced deployment, the US Navy's Fifth Fleet said in a statement. They arrived on board the USS Bataan and USS Carter Hall warships, providing "greater flexibility and maritime capability" to the Fifth Fleet, the statement from the Bahrain-based command added. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class RJ Stratchko via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thousands Of US Troops Reach Red Sea After Iran Tensions

Handout photo dated April 15, 2014 shows aviation Boatswain's Mate Airman Michael Gable, from Peachtree City, Ga., directs an MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter off the flight deck of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) during flight operations. More than 3,000 United States military personnel have arrived in the Red Sea aboard two warships, part of a beefed up response from Washington after tanker seizures by Iran, the US Navy said Monday. The US sailors and Marines entered the Red Sea on Sunday after transiting through the Suez Canal in a pre-announced deployment, the US Navy's Fifth Fleet said in a statement. They arrived on board the USS Bataan and USS Carter Hall warships, providing "greater flexibility and maritime capability" to the Fifth Fleet, the statement from the Bahrain-based command added. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mark Hays via ABACAPRESS.COM