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Caption:
At sea aboard USS Essex (LHD 2) Sept. 5, 2002 -- Marines load their
gear in the welldeck aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS
Essex after being transported to Essex via Landing Craft Utility (LCU)
1631. LCU 1631 transported more than 900 stranded servicemembers,
part of the III Marine Expeditionary Force, from Pohang, Republic of
Korea to the Essex. With the Marines' transportation affected by
Typhoon "Rusa" and running low on supplies, Essex was dispatched from
its forward-deployed port of Sasebo, Japan, to Pohang to provide
assistance and transportation to Okinawa, Japan. The Marines had
just finished participating in the combined exercise Ulchi Focus Lens
2002 with the Republic of Korea and United States Combined Forces
Command. Essex is forward-deployed to Sasebo and LCU 1631 is
attached to Assault Craft Unit One Western Pacific. U.S. Navy
photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Stephanie M. Bergman.
(RELEASED)
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