USS ESSEX AT SEA (August 7, 2009) – Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), practice eyes right a sword's manual command before being testing during Corporal's Course aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), August 7. MEU Marines and sailors are retrograding back to Okinawa, Japan after their participation in Exercise Talisman Saber 2009 (TS '09). (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kentavist P. Brackin) 090807-M-4273B-004 (3815470036)

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