Caption:
Philippine Sea (Feb. 25, 2006) -- The amphibious assault ship USS Essex
(LHD 2), left, navigates alongside the Military Sealift Command (MSC)
fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) for a refueling at sea.
Sailors and Marines from the Forward Deployed Amphibious Ready Group
(ARG), USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) and USS Essex (LHD 2) arrived off the
coast of Leyte Feb. 19 to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster
relief to victims of the Feb. 17 landslide on the island of Leyte,
Republic of the Philippines. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class
Brian P. Biller (RELEASED)
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