0711111778P-077 PO HANG, Republic of Korea (Nov. 11, 2007) Р A landing craft air cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, Detachment Western Pacific, prepares to come ashore. 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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