{"id":18209,"date":"2023-07-10T18:16:43","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T18:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=18209"},"modified":"2023-07-11T06:41:14","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T06:41:14","slug":"bataan-arg-and-26th-meusoc-marines-sailors-set-sail-for-deployment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=18209","title":{"rendered":"Bataan ARG and 26th MEU(SOC) Marines, Sailors Set Sail for Deployment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p>The deployment is part of a regular rotation of forces that foster maritime security and increased theater cooperation by providing a forward naval expeditionary presence with vast, specialized crisis response capabilities to support the geographic combatant commander, numbered fleet commander, and joint special operations task force commander.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are ready to complete any mission before us, and we are looking forward to the opportunities we will have to work alongside our allies and partners in the months ahead,\u201d said Capt. Martin Robertson, commander of Amphibious Squadron 8. \u201cOur Sailors and Marines have trained hard and are ready. We are thankful for the support of our families and loved ones during this journey.\u201d<br \/>The BAT ARG\/26th MEU(SOC)\u2019s pre-deployment training program culminated with its final certification exercise, Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), a series of exercises designed to fully integrate roughly 4,000 Marines and Sailors into one cohesive contingency force while testing the units\u2019 abilities to carry out sustained operations from the sea. During COMPTUEX, the BAT ARG\/26th MEU(SOC) operated under NATO command and control to replicate the realities of missions the Navy-Marine Corps team may encounter on deployment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the course of the last nine months, Marines and Sailors of the 26th MEU(SOC) successfully demonstrated the battle staff competencies coupled with all-domain operational capabilities and high proficiency across the MEU Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) mission essential tasks and warfighting functions, to include MEU\/SOF-integration, during an enhanced, rigorous pre-deployment training program within a scenario reflective of the EUCOM, AFRICOM, and CENTCOM regions,\u201d said Col. Dennis \u201cDolf\u201d Sampson, commanding officer of the 26th MEU(SOC). \u201cThroughout our work-ups, the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and the 26th MEU(SOC) executed multiple advanced at-sea training exercises and fully integrated into a cohesive naval expeditionary force capable of supporting theater campaigning requirements while remaining postured, as the Nation\u2019s Immediate Response Force, to rapidly respond to any crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Bataan ARG is comprised of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 50), the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) and the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50). Embarked commands include commander, Amphibious Squadron (CPR) 8, Fleet Surgical Team 8, Tactical Air Control Squadron 21, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 26, Assault Craft Unit 4, Beach Master Unit 2, and the 26th MEU(SOC).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could not be any prouder of the Marines, Sailors, and families of the 26th MEU(SOC),\u201d Sampson said. \u201cThey set the bar very high during our work-ups as the premiere Tri-GCC Crisis Response Force, showcasing the flexibility and all-domain operational capabilities the ARG\/MEU(SOC) provides to a Fleet or Joint Task Force Commander within the littorals and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 26th MEU(SOC) serves as one of the Nation\u2019s premier crisis response forces capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response, and limited contingency operations, to include enabling the introduction of follow-on forces and designated special operations, in support of theater requirements of the Geographic Combatant Commander. Coupled with the BAT ARG, the 26th MEU(SOC) serves as a premier stand-in force with a full complement of all-domain capabilities to operate persistently within the littorals or weapons engagement zones of an adversary.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please contact Bataan ARG and 26th MEU(SOC) Public Affairs: Bataan Amphibious Ready Group Public Affairs, CPR8PAO@lhd5.navy.mil and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) Communication Strategy &amp; Operations, 26MEU_COMMSTRAT@bataan.usmc.mil.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The deployment is part of a regular rotation of forces that foster maritime security and increased theater cooperation by providing a forward naval expeditionary presence with vast, specialized crisis response capabilities to support the geographic combatant commander, numbered fleet commander, and joint special operations task force commander. \u201cWe are ready to complete any mission before [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":495,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18209"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18209\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18211,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18209\/revisions\/18211"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}