GULF OF ADEN (March 13, 2017) Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit participate in pipe-patching drills during damage control Olympics in the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). Bataan and its ready group are deployed in the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations designed to reassure allies and partners, and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region.

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