0711041778P-187 EAST CHINA SEA (Nov. 9, 2007) - An AV-8B Harrier, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Aviation Combat Element, performs deck landing qualifications while aboard amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is the only permanently forward-deployed amphibious assault ship and serves Task Force 76. Task Force 76 is headquartered at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, with an operating detachment in Sasebo, Japan. Navy

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