The US Navy's Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit have left the Mediterranean Sea and are heading back to their home port of Norfolk, Virginia after an 8-month deployment. The 26th MEU, comprising roughly 2,000 Marines, was embarked on three Navy ships during their deployment.
The special-operations-capable 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, embarked across three Navy ships, left the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday. https://t.co/kNwqKIBhUs
The Bataan Amphibious-Ready Group consisting of the USS Bataan (LHD-5), USS Carter Hall (LSD-50), and USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19) alongside roughly 2,000 Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit have reportedly Exited the Mediterranean Sea via the Strait of Gibraltar today… https://t.co/VqLwMYjibJ
Bataan ARG, 26th MEU Heads Home After 8 Months Deployed - USNI News https://t.co/jK0aNKQ3DC https://t.co/tmVVmVjk6I
News: The US Navy’s Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), along with embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, has departed the Mediterranean for home port of Norfolk, Virginia. The ARG/MEU has been in East Med since late Dec. as a rapid response force amid fallout from Oct. 7 war
Long-range rocket systems previously assigned to 5th Battalion, 11th Marines, will be moved within the 11th Marine Regiment. https://t.co/JwM0WKzfRM