Operations Specialist Seaman Apprentice Malik Washington from Cincinnati and Operations Specialist Seaman Alena Carson from Mobile, Ala., plot surface contacts and the ship's position on the Digital Dead Reckoning Tracer in Combat Information Center aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). Bataan is the flagship for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chase Hawley) |