Caption:
PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 23, 2007) -- The Military Sealift Command fleet
replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) comes along side USS Essex
(LHD 2) for a re-fueling at sea. Essex is the Navy's only forward
deployed multi-purpose amphibious assault ship and is the flagship for
the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) operating from Sasebo, Japan.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Chief Ty
Swartz (RELEASED)
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