December 8, 2001: USS Detroit AOE-4 (left) and USS Bataan LHD-5 in the Arabian Sea during Operation
Enduring Freedom.

January 25, 2003: USS Bataan LHD-5 in the Atlantic Ocean as part of Amphibious Task Force-East (ATF-E)
during deployment in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

January 31, 2003: USS Bataan LHD-5 in the Mediterranean Sea as part of Amphibious Task Force-East (ATF-E)
during deployment in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

February 4, 2003: USS Bataan LHD-5 passing through the Suez Canal as part of Amphibious Task Force-East
(ATF-E) during deployment in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

March 5, 2003: An AV-8 Harrier takes off of the USS Bataan LHD-5 during Operation Enduring Freedom.