090322-N-1512O-002 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 22, 2009) Vice Adm. Mel Williams, Jr., commander, 2nd Fleet, meets with Capt. Jack Sotherland, commodore, Amphibious Squadron 2, aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) for 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. ( Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist (SW)


090322-N-1512O-002 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 22, 2009) Vice Adm. Mel Williams, Jr., commander, 2nd Fleet, meets with Capt. Jack Sotherland, commodore, Amphibious Squadron 2, aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) for 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. ( Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist (SW) 3rd Class Stephen Oleksiak/Released) US Navy 090322-N-1512O-002 ice Adm. Mel Williams, Jr., commander, 2nd Fleet, meets with Capt. Jack Sotherland, commodore, Amphibious Squadron 2, aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5)


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