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Caption:
PO HANG, Korea (Nov. 11, 2007) A landing craft air cushion
(LCAC) from the "Dragons" of Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 Det. Western
Pacific return to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) with
Republic of Korea army soldiers participating in the Korean
Interoperability Training Program. 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 forward-deployed amphibious force
commander. Task Force 76 is headquartered at White Beach Naval
Facility, Okinawa, Japan, with a detachment in Sasebo, Japan. U.S. Navy
photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ty Swartz (Released)
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