The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) showcased their relevance and operational flexibility as the Joint Staff Immediate Response Force by executing a successful cross deck of personnel and equipment on July 25, 2023. Before departing the East Coast for their scheduled deployment, personnel and equipment were strategically embarked and spread across the Bataan ARG to support operations within the U.S. 6th Fleet and U.S. 5th Fleet areas of operations. The concept of distributing the equipment and personnel across the three ships is to ensure each ship is ready and capable of supporting different missions simultaneously in the case the Bataan ARG had to support distributed operations across the Tri-Geographic Combatant Command region...




Source: Bataan ARG and 26th MEU(SOC) Cross-Decks At Sea to Prepare for Distributed Operations