071104-N-1778P-187 EAST CHINA SEA (Nov. 9, 2007) - An AV-8B Harrier, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Aviation Combat Element, performs deck landing qualifications while aboard amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is the only permanently forward-deployed amphibious assault ship and serves Task Force 76. Task Force 76 is headquartered at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, with an operating detachment in Sasebo, Japan. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Drae Parker (RELEASED) US Navy 071104-N-1778P-187 An AV-8B Harrier, assigned to the 3
071104-N-1778P-187 EAST CHINA SEA (Nov. 9, 2007) - An AV-8B Harrier, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Aviation Combat Element, performs deck landing qualifications while aboard amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is the only permanently forward-deployed amphibious assault ship and serves Task Force 76. Task Force 76 is headquartered at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, with an operating detachment in Sasebo, Japan. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Drae Parker (RELEASED) US Navy 071104-N-1778P-187 An AV-8B Harrier, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Aviation Combat Element, performs deck landing qualifications while aboard amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2)
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