MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 26, 2024) Turkish navy Capt. Kerim Dogan, right, executive officer of TCG Gelibolu (F-493), Capt. Trace Head, executive officer of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), Capt. Martin Robertson, commodore of Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 8, Capt. Paul Burkhart, commanding officer of Bataan, and Turkish navy Capt. Berke Uraz, commodore of Turkish Destroyer Division 2, tour Bataan's bridge in the Mediterranean Sea, Feb. 26, 2024. 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 Danilo Reynoso)