USS Essex 2018 Deployment [Image 7 of 8]

GULF OF ADEN

09.18.2018

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jenna Dobson 

USS Essex (LHD 2)

180918-N-RP442-1119 GULF OF ADEN (Sept. 18, 2018) Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Col. Takuro Sekiya, commander of Japanese Base, Djibouti, speaks with Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ross Taylor in the hangar bay of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during Theater Amphibious Combat Rehearsal (TACR) 18. Led by Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, TACR integrates U.S. Navy and Marine Corps assets to practice and rehearse a range of critical combat-related capabilities available to U.S. Central Command, both afloat and ashore, to promote stability and security in the region. U.S. 5th Fleet and coalition assets are participating in numerous simultaneous exercises as part of the greater Theater Counter Mine and Maritime Security Exercise to ensure maritime stability and security in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jenna Dobson/Released)

• Date Taken: 09.18.2018
• Date Posted: 09.24.2018 03:31
• Photo ID: 4769322
• VIRIN: 180918-N-RP442-1119
• Resolution: 5422x3873
• Size: 1.34 MB
• Location: GULF OF ADEN