MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 26, 2024) Sailors aboard the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) monitor ship traffic as the San Antonio-class amphibious transport ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), center, the Turkish frigate TCG Goksu (F-497), left, and the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) transit in formation in the Mediterranean Sea, Feb. 26. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group will be transferred to NATO command in the Eastern Mediterranean in order to conduct a series of short notice vigilance activities with elements of Allied Maritime Command's Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 and the Turkish Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Moises Sandoval)