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Caption:
POHANG, Republic of Korea (March, 23, 2007) - Republic of Korea
amphibious ship Birobong (LST 682) passes behind an air cushion landing
craft that is waiting to enter the well deck of amphibious assault ship
USS Essex (LHD 2) during Foal Eagle 2007. Foal Eagle is an annually
scheduled exercise involving forces from the U.S. and the Republic of
Korea (ROK) to improve combat readiness through interoperability. Essex
is the Navy's only forward deployed multi-purpose amphibious assault
ship and is the flagship for the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG)
operating from Sasebo, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication
Specialist Chief Ty Swartz (RELEASED)
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