The USS Bataan is one of a number of U.S. Navy ships headed to the eastern Mediterranean following the Hamas attack on Israel on October 17, 2023. Here’s a look at flight operations and training by U.S. Marines aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD-5) in recent years.

The U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD-5) sails in the Red Sea, August 8, 2023.

Gunnery Sergeant Jeffrey Cordero/U.S. Marine Corps