1103275538K-083 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 27, 2011) Rear Adm. Jeffery S. Jones, left, discusses humanitarian assistance operations with Capt. Bradley Lee, commander of Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 11, in the well deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex and embarked elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) are operating off the coast of Kesennuma in northeastern Japan supporting Operation Tomodachi. Navy

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