Keywords: certification exercise (certex) certificationexercisecertex multi-purpose amphibious assault ship uss bataan (lhd 5) multipurposeamphibiousassaultshipussbataanlhd5 atlantic ocean atlanticocean 090322-N-1512O-020 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 22, 2009) Vice Adm. Mel Williams, Jr., commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet, speaks with Sailors assigned to the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) during an after-action review briefing and lunch. Bataan recently completed a certification exercise, which is the last of three pre-deployment exercises designed to evaluate and train the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (22 MEU) before a deployment later this spring. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Stephen Oleksiak/Released) 090322-N-1512O-020 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 22, 2009) Vice Adm. Mel Williams, Jr., commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet, speaks with Sailors assigned to the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) during an after-action review briefing and lunch. Bataan recently completed a certification exercise, which is the last of three pre-deployment exercises designed to evaluate and train the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (22 MEU) before a deployment later this spring. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Stephen Oleksiak/Released) 090322-N-1512O-020
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 22, 2009) Vice Adm. Mel Williams, Jr., commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet, speaks with Sailors assigned to the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) during an after-action review briefing and lunch. Bataan recently completed a certification exercise, which is the last of three pre-deployment exercises designed to evaluate and train the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (22 MEU) before a deployment later this spring. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Stephen Oleksiak/Released) atlanticocean multipurposeamphibiousassaultshipussbataanlhd5 certificationexercisecertex |