0811159950J-027 EAST CHINA SEA (Nov. 15, 2008) Doctors and corpsmen treat a simulated Japanese victim during a mass casualty drill in flight-deck triage aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Sailors and Marines took on six Japanese victims who were assessed for injuries in EssexХ flight-deck triage before being taken to the ship's medical facility for treatment. Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed Expeditionary Strike Group and serves as the flagship for Commander, Task Force 76. Navy

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