5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (July 27, 2017) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the "Chargers” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26, conducts a vertical replenishment on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). Bataan and its ready group are deployed in the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners, and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region.

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