Landing Craft Air Cushion enters the Wasp-class amphibious
A landing craft air cushion, assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4, enters the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) well deck, Jan. 17. Bataan is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S. allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Jones)