080923-N-4010S-033 EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 23, 2008) Aviation Boatswain Mate (Handler) Airman Cody Nickles, from Truth or Consequences, NM, assigned to the forward deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex, stands at the ready position in the event of an emergency on the shipÕs flight deck. Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed Expeditionary Strike Group and serves as the flagship for CTF 76, the NavyÕs only forward-deployed amphibious force commander. ( Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ty Swartz/Released) US Navy 080923-N-4010S-033 Aviation Boatswain Mat
080923-N-4010S-033 EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 23, 2008) Aviation Boatswain Mate (Handler) Airman Cody Nickles, from Truth or Consequences, NM, assigned to the forward deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex, stands at the ready position in the event of an emergency on the shipÕs flight deck. Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed Expeditionary Strike Group and serves as the flagship for CTF 76, the NavyÕs only forward-deployed amphibious force commander. ( Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ty Swartz/Released) US Navy 080923-N-4010S-033 Aviation Boatswain Mate (Handler) Airman Cody Nickles stands at the ready position
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