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Gulf of Thailand (Feb. 6, 2009) -- The amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46), left, and the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), right, receive fuel from the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) during a refueling at sea preparing for Cobra Gold 2009. Cobra Gold is an annual Kingdom of Thailand and U.S. co-sponsored military exercise designed to train U.S. and partner Asian-pacific forces. The exercise will include humanitarian projects with participants from Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand and the U.S. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gabriel S. Weber (Released)

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Photo description

Photo Date
Feb. 6, 2009
Photographer
Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gabriel S. Weber
Caption Writer
MC2 Sharay Bennett
Copyright Status
Public domain / free use
Service Branch
US Navy
Primary Equipment
LSD 46
Other Visible Equipment
Not available
Plane Number
Not available
Base
Not available
Tail Code
Not available
Squadron
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Comments/Notes
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