071128-N-4010S-177 PHNOM PENH, Kingdom of Cambodia (Nov. 28, 2007) Chief Postal Clerk (SW/AW) Mike Kinstle, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), and Master Gunnery Sgt. Patrick Holmes, assigned to the Command Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), carry a package of medical supplies to a waiting CH-53E from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 265 in order to support Medical and Dental Community Action Projects in the Kingdom of Cambodia. Essex and the embarked 31st MEU are in Sihanoukville, Kingdom of Cambodia for a scheduled port visit that gives Sailo
071128-N-4010S-177 PHNOM PENH, Kingdom of Cambodia (Nov. 28, 2007) Chief Postal Clerk (SW/AW) Mike Kinstle, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), and Master Gunnery Sgt. Patrick Holmes, assigned to the Command Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), carry a package of medical supplies to a waiting CH-53E from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 265 in order to support Medical and Dental Community Action Projects in the Kingdom of Cambodia. Essex and the embarked 31st MEU are in Sihanoukville, Kingdom of Cambodia for a scheduled port visit that gives Sailors and Marines the opportunity to participate in friendship-building community relations events, medical and dental projects and professional exchanges. Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed Expeditionary Strike Group and serves as the flagship for CTF 76, the NavyÕs only forward-deployed amphibious force commander. Task Force 76 is headquartered at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, with a detachment in Sasebo, Japan. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ty Swartz (Released) US Navy 071128-N-4010S-177 Chief Postal Clerk (SW-AW) Mike Kinstle and Master Gunnery Sgt. Patrick Holmes carry a package of medical supplies
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