More than 4,000 Sailors and Marines serving in the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (BAT ARG) are scheduled to deploy soon.

Amphibious transport dock USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) deployed Feb. 24 from Naval Station Norfolk, amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) deployed Feb. 25 from Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story and amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) deployed Feb. 28 from Naval Station Norfolk.

Amphibious Squadron 8, Bataan, Mesa Verde, Carter Hall, Assault Craft Unit 4 detachments, Beach Master Unit 2, Tactical Air Control Squadron 21, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26, and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit will conduct a scheduled seven-month deployment in support of maritime security operations, crisis response, theater security cooperation, and provide a forward naval presence in Europe and the Middle East.

The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), deploying from their homeport in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, is comprised of a Ground Combat Element, Battalion Landing Team, Aviation Combat Element, Logistics Combat Element, and its command element.

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