0711114010S-171 PO HANG, Korea (Nov. 11, 2007) A CH-46E, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Air Combat Element (ACE), Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 265, departs the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) while participating in the Korean Interoperability Training Program. Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed Expeditionary Strike Group and serves as the flagship for CTF 76, the Navy's only forward-deployed amphibious force commander. Task Force 76 is headquartered at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, with a detachment in Sasebo, Japan.
0711114010S-171 PO HANG, Korea (Nov. 11, 2007) A CH-46E, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Air Combat Element (ACE), Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 265, departs the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) while participating in the Korean Interoperability Training Program. Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed Expeditionary Strike Group and serves as the flagship for CTF 76, the Navy's 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
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Keywords: -deployed, 76, ace, amphibious, assault, ctf, essex, hmm-265, japan, lhd2, meu, navy, sasebo
