A Marine MH-53 helicopter, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 (HMM-265), departs the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), May 8. Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed U.S. Expeditionary Strike Group and serves as the flagship for Combat 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/Petty Officer 2nd Class David Didier)
Date Taken: | 05.08.2008 |
Date Posted: | 04.26.2012 22:01 |
Photo ID: | 87425 |
VIRIN: | 080508-N-6936D-003 |
Resolution: | 3872x2592 |
Size: | 2.05 MB |
Location: | USS ESSEX (LHD 2), TH |
Web Views: | 73 |
Downloads: | 22 |
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