Caption:
EAST CHINA SEA (Nov. 7, 2007) - A CH-53E Super Stallion launches from
the flight deck aboard amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex
is the only permanently forward-deployed amphibious assault ship and
serves Task Force 76. Task Force 76 is headquartered at White Beach
Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, with an operating detachment in Sasebo,
Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Drae
Parker (RELEASED)
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