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SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 9, 2008) -- The amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) conducts a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193). Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed U.S. expeditionary strike group and was participating in Cobra Gold 2008, a military exercise centered around a humanitarian assistance mission. The amphibious assault ship and the amphibious transport dock ship USS Juneau (LPD 10), the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LPD 49) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) are moving to the Andaman Sea off the coast of Burma for potential humanitarian assistance operations in the wake of cyclone Nargis. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Drae Parker (RELEASED)
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Photo description

Photo Date
 May 9, 2008
Photographer
 Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Drae Parker
Caption Writer
 Oscar Sosa
Copyright Status
 Public domain / free use
Service Branch
 US Military Sealift Command
Primary Equipment
 T-AO 193
Other Visible Equipment
 Not available
Plane Number
 Not available
Base
 Not available
Tail Code
 Not available
Squadron
 Not available
Comments/Notes
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