USS Essex (LHD 2) Amphibious Operations [Image 6 of 20]

GULF OF THAILAND, USPACOM, AT SEA

05.08.2008

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet           

The forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Harper Ferry (LSD 49) with the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) in the background at anchor in the Gulf of Thailand. Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed U.S. Expeditionary Strike Group and serves as the flagship for Combined Task Force 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/Chief Petty Officer Ty Swartz)

• Date Taken: 05.08.2008
• Date Posted: 04.26.2012 19:50
• Photo ID: 87411
• VIRIN: 080508-O-9999X-002
• Resolution: 3000x2400
• Size: 648.72 KB
• Location: GULF OF THAILAND, USPACOM, AT SEA