060220-M-4855P-013 Guinsahugon, Republic of the Philippines (Feb. 20, 2006) Ð Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) work to search for survivors and recover casualties of a devastating landslide that struck southern Leyte on Feb. 17, 2006. Essex along with the dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) are part of the Forward Deployed Amphibious Ready Group, the NavyÕs only forward-deployed amphibious force, homeported in Sasebo, Japan. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Justin Park (RELEASED) US Navy


060220-M-4855P-013 Guinsahugon, Republic of the Philippines (Feb. 20, 2006) Ð Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) work to search for survivors and recover casualties of a devastating landslide that struck southern Leyte on Feb. 17, 2006. Essex along with the dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) are part of the Forward Deployed Amphibious Ready Group, the NavyÕs only forward-deployed amphibious force, homeported in Sasebo, Japan. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Justin Park (RELEASED) US Navy 060220-M-4855P-013 Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) work to search for survivors and recover casualties


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