080620-N-7843A-039 OKINAWA, Japan (June 20, 2008) The amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) is guided by a tugboat into White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa to offload the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit after a successful spring patrol. 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 photo by Lt. Denver Applehans (Released) US Navy 0


080620-N-7843A-039 OKINAWA, Japan (June 20, 2008) The amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) is guided by a tugboat into White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa to offload the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit after a successful spring patrol. 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 photo by Lt. Denver Applehans (Released) US Navy 080620-N-7843A-039 The amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) is guided by a tugboat into White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa to offload the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit after a successful spring patrol


Size: 1932px × 1293px
Photo credit: © PJF Military Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: armed, beach, conflict, facility, forces, japan, military, naval, states, united, war, white