Marine relief en route to Haiti (20 images)

The USS Bataan (L) stands ready for deployment at Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Virginia on January 14, 2010. The USS Bataan is currently underway on a humanitarian mission to assist in relief efforts in Haiti after the country was devastated by a 7.0 earthquake. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

The USS Bataan stands ready for deployment at Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Virginia on January 14, 2010. The USS Bataan is currently underway on a humanitarian mission to assist in relief efforts in Haiti after the country was devastated by a 7.0 earthquake. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

Naval personnel load equipment onto the USS Bataan at Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Virginia on January 14, 2010. The USS Bataan is currently underway on a humanitarian mission to assist in relief efforts in Haiti after the country was devastated by a 7.0 earthquake. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

USS Bataan Captain Sam Howard works on the bridge as his ship sails to pick up Marines in North Carolina, in the Atlantic Ocean on January 15, 2010. The USS Bataan is underway to Haiti to assist with the U.S. relief effort following the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated the country. UPI/Kevin Dietsch