Bataan ARG completes deployment

On September 7 six VMA-223 ‘Bulldogs’ AV-8B aircraft (163874, 164121, 164558, 165306, 165383 and 165597) arrived at Morón air base, Spain to undertake air-to-air and air-to-ground training with Spanish Eurofighters from Ala 11. The aircraft came directly from USS ‘Bataan’, which was on a scheduled port visit to Palma de Mallorca, while deployed with the BAT ARG. Antonio Muñiz Zaragüeta AFTER A seven-month deployment, the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (BAT ARG) and 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), returned to Naval