040316-N-8053S-183 Suez Canal (Mar. 16, 2004) Ð The guided missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), far left, transits the Suez Canal behind a line of traffic headed toward the Red Sea. Leyte Gulf is currently on deployment as part of Expeditionary Strike Group Two (ESG 2), led by the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). ESG 2 is the first ESG to deploy from the East Coast and is currently on its way to the 5th Fleet Area of Responsibility. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate 3rd Class D. Keith Simmons (RELEASED) US Navy 040316-N-8053S-183 The guided missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 5


040316-N-8053S-183 Suez Canal (Mar. 16, 2004) Ð The guided missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), far left, transits the Suez Canal behind a line of traffic headed toward the Red Sea. Leyte Gulf is currently on deployment as part of Expeditionary Strike Group Two (ESG 2), led by the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). ESG 2 is the first ESG to deploy from the East Coast and is currently on its way to the 5th Fleet Area of Responsibility. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate 3rd Class D. Keith Simmons (RELEASED) US Navy 040316-N-8053S-183 The guided missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), far left, transits the Suez Canal behind a line of traffic headed toward the Red Sea


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