071128-N-4010S-198 PHNOM PENH, Kingdom of Cambodia (Nov. 28, 2007) Chief Postal Clerk (SW/AW) Mike Kinstle, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) and Gunnery Sgt. Ronald Delatte, assigned to the Command Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), carry supplies to a waiting CH-53E from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 265 in order to support the Essex Expeditionary Strike Group while in the Kingdom of Cambodia. Essex and the embarked 31st MEU arrived in Sihanoukville, Kingdom of Cambodia, Nov 26, for a scheduled port visit that gives Sailors and Marines th
071128-N-4010S-198 PHNOM PENH, Kingdom of Cambodia (Nov. 28, 2007) Chief Postal Clerk (SW/AW) Mike Kinstle, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) and Gunnery Sgt. Ronald Delatte, assigned to the Command Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), carry supplies to a waiting CH-53E from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 265 in order to support the Essex Expeditionary Strike Group while in the Kingdom of Cambodia. Essex and the embarked 31st MEU arrived in Sihanoukville, Kingdom of Cambodia, Nov 26, for a scheduled port visit that gives Sailors and Marines the opportunity to participate in friendship-building community relations events, medical and dental projects and professional exchanges. 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. Task Force 76 is headquartered at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, with a detachment in Sasebo, Japan. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ty Swartz (Released) US Navy 071128-N-4010S-198 Chief Postal Clerk (SW-AW) Mike Kinstle, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) and Gunnery Sgt. Ronald Delatte, assigned to the Command Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Uni
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