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Saturday, March 12, 2011

USS Bataan to deploy near the end of March to replace Kearsarge

USS Bataan to deploy near the end of March to replace Kearsarge

Credit: Navy Photo
USS Bataan
by 13 News
13NEWS / WVEC.com
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 8:04 PM
Updated Thursday, Mar 10 at 8:33 PM

NORFOLK--There's word Thursday that the USS Bataan, homeported in Norfolk,  will head out on deployment later this month.
Navy officials tell WVEC.com that  the Bataan is surging to replace the Kearsarge, as part of a contingency operation.
The surge is designed to give the president flexibility regarding the recent uprising in Northern Africa and in the Middle East.
There's no word on the exact time of the deployment or for how long it will last.

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