140530-N-AO823-200 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 30, 2014) -- Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class Christopher Stoffel, from Greenville, , welds two pieces of steel together for a mount in the metal shop aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). Bataan, with elements of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the 6th Fleet area of operations to augment Crisis Response forces in the region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Michael J. Lieberknecht/ Released)

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