US assault ship USS Bataan raced at 'best speed' into the Red Sea fight ready to 'punch somebody in the face' if needed, top officers say

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U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Fleet Week New York and Sailors assigned to the USS Bataan (LHD-5) man the rails as the ship arrives in Manhattan, New York for Fleet Week New York 2024, May 22, 2024.
US Marines during Fleet Week in New York on May 22, 2024.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Orion Stpierre, Communication Directorate

F-35s are going to be a 'game-changer' for US Navy amphibious assault ship and former 'Harrier carrier' USS Bataan, senior officer says

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An F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to the
An F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to the "Vikings" of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225 lands on the flight deck aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4), Sept. 20, 2023.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mikal Chapman

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