An AV-8B Harrier conducts a vertical landing aboard amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is the Navy's only forward-deployed amphibious assault ship and is the flagship for the Sasebo, Japan-based Essex Expeditionary Strike Group. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Corey Truax.

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