081203-N-6936D-015 JAPAN (Dec. 3, 2008) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) download a Rolling Airframe Missile Launcher (RAM). Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed Expeditionary Strike Group and serves as the flagship for CTF 76, the Navy's only forward-deployed amphibious force commander. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Didier/Released) US Navy 081203-N-6936D-015 Sailors download a Rolling Airframe Missile Launcher (RAM)

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