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Caption:
TOKYO (Aug. 26, 2008) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 63, assigned to
Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 Detachment Western Pacific, flies by the
forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), in
preparation for up-coming humanitarian disaster relief exercises
between the partner nations of the United States and Japan. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass
Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark R. Alvarez/Released)
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