Out to sea

170128-N-HP188-072 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 28, 2017) – Seaman Joseph Hawley, a native of Slippery Rock, Pa., wraps a mooring line during a maintenance check on aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). Bataan is underway conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group in preparation for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mutis A. Capizzi/Released)

ATLANTIC OCEAN – Seaman Joseph Hawley, a native of Slippery Rock, wraps a mooring line during a maintenance check on aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). Bataan is underway conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group in preparation for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mutis A. Capizzi)