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Caption:
SASEBO, Japan. (Dec. 11, 2007) -- Officers and crew man the rails as
the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) returns to Fleet
Activities Sasebo after completing its fall patrol. During the
two-month deployment, Essex Sailors and Marines conducted combined
training with several Southeast Asian countries, participated in
community relations projects and cultural exchanges as well as
performed various medical and dental civil action projects ashore.
Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed U.S. Expeditionary
Strike Group and serves as the flagship for CTF 76, the Navy's only
permanently forward-deployed amphibious force commander. U.S. Navy
photo by Mass Communication Specialists 1st Class Michael D. Kennedy
(RELEASED)
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