110412-N-5538K-188 WHITE BEACH NAVAL FACILITY, Okinawa (April 12, 2011) Seaman Recruit Michael A. Barbosa casts a mooring line as the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) moors at White Beach Naval Facility. Essex is completing a three-month patrol in the western Pacific Ocean that included participation in disaster relief operations in northeastern Japan. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Casey H. Kyhl/Released) US Navy 110412-N-5538K-188 Seaman Recruit Michael A. Barbosa casts a mooring line as the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS E

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110412-N-5538K-188 WHITE BEACH NAVAL FACILITY, Okinawa (April 12, 2011) Seaman Recruit Michael A. Barbosa casts a mooring line as the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) moors at White Beach Naval Facility. Essex is completing a three-month patrol in the western Pacific Ocean that included participation in disaster relief operations in northeastern Japan. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Casey H. Kyhl/Released) US Navy 110412-N-5538K-188 Seaman Recruit Michael A. Barbosa casts a mooring line as the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2)

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