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    USS Essex 2018 Deployment [Image 5 of 7]

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    USS Essex 2018 Deployment

    ARABIAN SEA

    12.28.2018

    Photo by Seaman Tyler Diffie 

    USS Essex (LHD 2)

    181229-N-EY021-1003

    ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 28, 2018) Cpl. Justin Hanes, assigned to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 13, replaces a cable for a crane in the hangar bay of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The Essex ARG/13th MEU is a flexible and persistent Navy-Marine Corps team deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operation in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, 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 Tyler Diffie)

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    Date Taken: 12.28.2018
    Date Posted: 12.31.2018 23:11
    Photo ID: 5011197
    VIRIN: 181229-N-EY021-1003
    Resolution: 5600x4000
    Size: 1.38 MB
    Location: ARABIAN SEA

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