Caption:
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 2, 2010) -- The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship
USS Essex (LHD 2), left, conducts a vertical replenishment with the
Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan
Shepard (T-AKE 3). Essex is the flagship for the permanently
forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is underway for a
scheduled patrol in the western Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by
Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class N. Ross Taylor (RELEASED)
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