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  • USS Bataan to Deploy in Support of OIF Force Rotation [Jan. 19]

    01/18/2004 12:05:13 PM PST · by Ragtime Cowgirl · 20 replies · 331+ views
    Navy News Stand ^ | Jan. 13, 2004
    Official U.S. Navy file photo of USS Bataan (LHD 5). View Larger Download HiRes   USS Bataan to Deploy in Support of OIF Force RotationStory Number: NNS040113-06Release Date: 1/13/2004 4:16:00 PM   From U.S. 2nd Fleet Public AffairsNORFOLK, Va. (NNS) -- The multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), will deploy Jan. 19 from Norfolk to the Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR) in support of the Operation Iraqi Freedom II (OIF II) force rotation. Bataan will provide amphibious lift support for Marines from the Second Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) headquartered at Camp Lejeune, N.C. II...