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Caption:
GULF OF THAILAND (May 8, 2008) A Marine CH-53E helicopter, assigned to
Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 (HMM-265), takes off May 8, 2008
from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2).
Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed U.S. expeditionary
strike group and is participating in Cobra Gold 2008, a joint military
exercise sponsored by the United States and Thailand designed to
enhance interoperability between joint U.S. forces and the combined
forces of the Thai, Singaporean, Japanese and Indonesian militaries.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Didier
(Released)
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