PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 17, 2022) An MV-22B Osprey attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes off from the flight deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during flight operations, Feb. 17, 2022. Sailors and Marines of Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 11th MEU are underway conducting routine operations in 3rd Fleet.

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Keywords: amphibious, essex, lhd, lhd2, navy