The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group has been patrolling the waters in and around the Middle East after deploying in July, and at one point this fall, it was headed to the waters off Israel.
Pentagon Weighs Extending USS Bataan and Marine Expeditionary Unit Deployment in Middle East Amid Turmoil
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