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Caption:
PO HANG, Republic of Korea (Nov. 11, 2007) -- A landing craft air
cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, Detachment Western
Pacific, prepares to come ashore. 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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