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Caption:
Leyte Gulf, Republic of the Philippines (Feb. 21, 2006) - A Landing
Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) assigned to Assault Craft Unit Five (ACU-5)
embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) heads to
the island of Leyte. Essex is conducting operations in support of
humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts on the island of
Leyte, following the Feb. 17 landslide that devastated the town of
Guinsahugon located in the southern part of the island. Essex along
with the dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) are part of the
Forward Deployed Amphibious Ready Group, the Navy's only
forward-deployed amphibious force, homeported in Sasebo, Japan. U.S.
Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Michael D. Kennedy
(RELEASED)
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