Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuel) 3rd Class Taft Manship, an Air Department Sailor onboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), uncoils a fuel hose on the ship’s flight deck in preparation for flight operations, Jan. 23, 2023. USS Bataan, Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON) and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), all part of the Bataan Amphibious Readiness Group (BATARG), are underway participating in a PHIBRON-MEU Integrated Training (PMINT) exercise.

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