080609-N-0483B-072 USS ESSEX, SATTAHIP, Thailand (June 9, 2008) - The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) performs a stern-gate marriage with Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1631, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 1 while back loading elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. Essex is sitting off the coast of Thailand after completing Cobra Gold 2008 (CG08). CG08 is a military exercise designed to enhance interoperability between joint forces and the combined forces of , Thai, Singaporean, Japanese and Indonesian militaries. Essex is the
080609-N-0483B-072 USS ESSEX, SATTAHIP, Thailand (June 9, 2008) - The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) performs a stern-gate marriage with Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1631, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 1 while back loading elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. Essex is sitting off the coast of Thailand after completing Cobra Gold 2008 (CG08). CG08 is a military exercise designed to enhance interoperability between joint forces and the combined forces of , Thai, Singaporean, Japanese and Indonesian militaries. Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed Expeditionary Strike Group and serves as the flagship for CTF 76, the Navy's only forward-deployed amphibious force commander. Task Force 76 is headquartered at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, with a detachment in Sasebo, Japan. Navy photograph by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kari R. Bergman. (Released) USS Essex Thailand
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