221202-N-OM737-1185 NORFOLK, Va. (Dec. 2, 2022) Capt. Paul Burkhart, the commanding officer of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), arrives as a member of the official party as part of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) change of command ceremony in the ship’s hangar bay, Dec. 2, 2022. During the ceremony, Capt. Paul Burkhart relieved Murphy as commanding officer of Bataan.

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