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Caption:
Leyte Gulf, Republic of the Philippines (Feb. 21, 2006) -- A Landing
Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) assigned to Assault Craft Unit Five (ACU-5)
launch from the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is
conducting operations in support of humanitarian assistance and
disaster relief efforts on the Island of Leyte, following the Feb. 17
landslide that devastated the town of Guinsahugon located in the
southern part of the island. Essex along with the dock landing ship USS
Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) are part of the Forward Deployed Amphibious
Ready Group, the Navy's only forward-deployed amphibious force,
homeported in Sasebo, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st
Class Michael D. Kennedy (RELEASED)
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