Keywords: USS Bataan assists vessels, occupants in distress 140606-N-NX070-007.jpg en Personnel aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan LHD 5 transfer 282 persons in distress to the armed forces of Malta offshore patrol vessel P61 June 6 2014 in the Mediterranean Sea The Bataan and the guided missile frigate USS Elrod FFG 55 rendered assistance and provided food water medical attention and temporary shelter to 282 people after receiving a report that an Italian military marine patrol aircraft sighted six small vessels one of which was sinking The Bataan with elements of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit operated in the U S 6th Fleet area of responsibility to augment U S crisis response forces in the region U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class R J Stratchko/Released 2014-06-06 Petty Officer 1st Class RJ Stratchko https //www dvidshub net/image/1399120 140606-N-NX070-007 2014-06-14 16 06 USS BATAAN LHD 5 AT SEA PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Bataan LHD-5 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |