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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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