![USS Bataan (LHD 5) at sea, transporting persons in distress to Malta's offshore patrol vessel P61. Bataan provided food, water, medical attention, and temporary shelter to 282 persons in distress after receiving USS Bataan (LHD 5) at sea, transporting persons in distress to Malta's offshore patrol vessel P61. Bataan provided food, water, medical attention, and temporary shelter to 282 persons in distress after receiving](https://external-preview.redd.it/ltDEK3EJ99NOHqCLfZkyRuhAWIlx5bvNj73gWN-vV2Y.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=f6b0dbd2f6970ddca6d0d1f94c6dbf5a5d5a7c25)
USS Bataan (LHD 5) at sea, transporting persons in distress to Malta's offshore patrol vessel P61. Bataan provided food, water, medical attention, and temporary shelter to 282 persons in distress after receiving
![File:US Navy 050618-N-8154G-073 The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) shown underway with all eight MV-22 Osprey assigned to Marine Tlitrotor Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 22 (VMX-22).jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:US Navy 050618-N-8154G-073 The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) shown underway with all eight MV-22 Osprey assigned to Marine Tlitrotor Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 22 (VMX-22).jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/US_Navy_050618-N-8154G-073_The_amphibious_assault_ship_USS_Bataan_%28LHD_5%29_shown_underway_with_all_eight_MV-22_Osprey_assigned_to_Marine_Tlitrotor_Operational_Test_and_Evaluation_Squadron_22_%28VMX-22%29.jpg/398px-thumbnail.jpg)
File:US Navy 050618-N-8154G-073 The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) shown underway with all eight MV-22 Osprey assigned to Marine Tlitrotor Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 22 (VMX-22).jpg - Wikimedia Commons
![The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) departs Naval Station Norfolk as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group. - PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search Engine Public Domain Search The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) departs Naval Station Norfolk as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group. - PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search Engine Public Domain Search](https://cdn14.picryl.com/photo/2011/03/23/the-amphibious-assault-ship-uss-bataan-lhd-5-departs-naval-station-norfolk-75d944-1024.jpg)