U.S. NAVAL CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (March 3, 2007) - Amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) transits alongside Military Sealift Command (MSC) combat stores ship USNS Concord (T-AFS 5) during a connected replenishment (CONREP) and vertical replenishment (VERTREP). Bataan received nearly 700 pallets of food, repair parts and mail from Concord. Bataan is on a scheduled deployment conducting Maritime Security Operations (MSO) as the flagship of the Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Webster