Posted on 12/26/2019 9:19:57 AM PST by ransomnote
The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) is now deployed after picking up Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) on Thursday, a defense official confirmed to USNI News.
Made up of amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD-5), amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD-21) and dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD-51), the Bataan ARG took aboard the Marines from Camp Lejeune, N.C., ahead of the expected deployment six-month deployment.
Ordinarily, ARG/MEU deployments are announced by the Navy and Marines. However, in this instance there was no public notification of the departure.
A U.S. 2nd Fleet spokesperson told USNI News that the ARG was operating in the Atlantic but would not confirm if that if the ship and Marines were deployed.
The departure of the ARG/MEU was widely expected following the recent completion of the ship’s graduating exercise earlier in the fall.
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