1103295538K-240 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 29, 2011) A CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 262, takes off from the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) to deliver humanitarian and disaster relief supplies. Essex, with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), is operating off the coast of Kesennuma in northeastern Japan to support Operation Tomodachi. Navy

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