U.S. service members aboard the amphibious assault

U.S. service members aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) prepare to transfer rescued people to the armed forces of Malta offshore patrol vessel P61, not shown, in the Mediterranean Sea, June 6, 2014. The Bataan rendered assistance and provided food, water, medical attention and temporary shelter to 282 persons after receiving a report that an Italian military marine patrol aircraft sighted six small vessels, one of which was sinking. The Bataan, with elements of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, operated in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility to augment U.S. Crisis Response forces in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Erik Foster/Released)