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USS ESSEX (LHD 2)- RAYONG, Thailand -- Two CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters from the Air Combat Element (ACE) fly over the Gulf of Thailand on May 25.  The ACE is involved in removing 99 American Citizens and evacuees from a staged Embassy during a Non-Combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) Exercise as part of Exercise Cobra Gold 2002.  Cobra Gold is a joint exercise designed to improve interoperability and cooperation between Thai and United States forces.  Official U.S. Navy Photograph by: Photographers Mate 3rd Class (AW) Clover B. Christensen
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Service Branch
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Primary Equipment
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