140226-N-AO823-162 ROTA, Spain (Feb. 26, 2014) -- Sailors communicate with Landing Craft Air Cushion pilots as they depart from the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The Bataan Amphibious Readiness Group is deployed supporting maritime security operations, providing crisis response capability, increasing theater security cooperation and a forward naval presence in the Navy's 5th and 6th Fleet Area of Responsibility. ( Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Michael J. Lieberknecht/ Released)

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