Keywords: USS Bataan assists vessels, occupants in distress 140606-N-MW280-819.jpg en U S Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan LHD 5 transfer several persons in distress to the armed forces of Malta offshore patrol vessel P61 in the Mediterranean Sea June 6 2014 The Bataan and the guided missile frigate USS Elrod FFG 55 provided assistance including 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 the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit was operating in the U S 6th Fleet area of operations to augment U S crisis response forces in the region U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chase Hawley/Released 2014-06-06 Petty Officer 2nd Class Chase Hawley https //www dvidshub net/image/1398712 140606-N-MW280-819 2014-06-14 16 00 USS BATAAN LHD 5 AT SEA PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Bataan LHD-5 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |