170829-N-HP188-0020 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (August 29, 2017) Capt. Gregory Leland, executive officer aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), poses with Lt. Daniel Cooper, currently assigned to Amphibious Squandron (CPR) 8, on the bridge during a promotion ceremony. 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd

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170829-N-HP188-0020 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (August 29, 2017) Capt. Gregory Leland, executive officer aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), poses with Lt. Daniel Cooper, currently assigned to Amphibious Squandron (CPR) 8, on the bridge during a promotion ceremony. 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mutis A. Capizzi/Released)

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