0901230120A-001 SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 23, 2009) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to The Island Knights of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex, lead ship of the Essex Expeditionary Strike Group and flagship for combined Task Force 76, is preparing for an annual spring patrol.

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Keywords: -deployed, 76, amphibious, assault, ctf, essex, japan, lhd2, navy, sasebo