A MH-60S Nighthawk assigned to Helicopter Sea Squadron Island Knights prepares to leave the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex. The Essex Expeditionary Strike Group is steaming to support a potential humanitarian assistance tasking in the wake of Cyclone Nargis. Essex is the lead ship of the 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.
| Date Taken: | 05.11.2008 |
| Date Posted: | 05.03.2012 17:00 |
| Photo ID: | 87838 |
| VIRIN: | 080511-N-0483B-006 |
| Resolution: | 2400x1596 |
| Size: | 430.97 KB |
| Location: | USPACOM, AT SEA |
| Web Views: | 34 |
| Downloads: | 8 |
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