110604EC658-080 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 4, 2011) Capt. Stephen Koehler, commanding officer of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), addresses newly promoted Sailors during a frocking ceremony on the shipХs mess decks. Bataan is the command ship of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 6th Fleet area of responsibility.

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